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y separately published work icon Surviving Year Zero single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Surviving Year Zero
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'Surviving Year Zero is the story of one young man, yet it is the story of millions of people. It tells of how Sovannora Ieng lived through the genocide that tore at the heart of Cambodia in the 1970s.

Sovannora survived in an environment where survival was barely possible. He and his family experienced starvation, backbreaking labour and constant surveillance. They learnt to be silent in a world where a casual remark could be turned into a sentence of death.

Sovannora’s experiences under the Khmer Rouge remind us of the terrible things that we humans have done to each other, and his eventual escape to Australia is a testament to his resilience and ingenuity in the face of constant danger.

Sovannora Ieng escaped from Cambodia to Thailand as a refugee before migrating to Australia.' (Five Mile Press)

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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Escape from Year Zero Armand De Saint-Salvy , Australia : Armand De Saint-Salvy , 2017 10724465 2017 single work film/TV

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Works about this Work

[Untitled] 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 August 2014; (p. 27)

— Review of Surviving Year Zero Sovannora Ieng , Greg Hill , 2014 single work autobiography
[Untitled] 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 30 August 2014; (p. 27)

— Review of Surviving Year Zero Sovannora Ieng , Greg Hill , 2014 single work autobiography
Last amended 1 Dec 2015 17:01:55
Subjects:
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    Cambodia,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
Settings:
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    Cambodia,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • c
    Thailand,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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    Australia,
    c
  • ca. 1970-2014
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