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In the Shadow of the Banyan : A Novel by Ratner, Vaddey is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is In the Shadow of the Banyan : A Novel about?
You are about to read an extraordinary story. It will take you to the very depths of despair and show you unspeakable horrors. It will reveal a gorgeously rich culture struggling to survive through a furtive bow, a hidden ankle bracelet, fragments of remembered poetry. It will ensure that the world never forgets the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, when an estimated two million people lost their lives. It will give you hope, and it will confirm the power of storytelling to lift us up and help us not only survive but transcend suffering, cruelty, and loss. For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours, bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodias capital. Soon the familys world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus. Over the next four years, as the Khmer Rouge attempts to strip the population of every shred of individual identity, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of her childhood the mythical legends and poems told to her by her fathe
Who reads In the Shadow of the Banyan : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ratner, Vaddey
- Publisher
- Thorndike Press
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781451657708
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, History
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (2,204 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14