The Angkor Massacre (English and French Edition)

The Angkor Massacre plots the fortunes and misfortunes of a french plantation owner in Cambodia in the 1960's and and 1970's. As the vietnam war moves into cambodia old loyalties rearrange. The major players, Khmer Rouge, NVA and Americans are a backdrop for day to day life, set among dense jungle and broodign ruins. Many of the ethnic groups described are unfamiliar. Jarai, the title of the film, refers to the planters giant friend. A hill tribesman from this group he routinely appears dispatching vicious assailants and plucking B52"s from the skies [well almost]. its a great read, a cross between Heart of Darkness, Rambo and Marcel Proust.