The Gate

Informationen zum Autor Fran-ois Bizot is a French ethnologist who has spent the greater part of his career studying Buddhism. He is the Director of Studies at the -cole Pratique des Hautes--tudes and holds the chair in South-East-Asian Buddhism at the Sorbonne. Klappentext Paperback edition of this far-reaching memoir based on Bizot's experiences in the 'killing fields' of Cambodia. Foreword by John le Carre. "Compelling - at once beautiful, startling, gentle and nerve-wracking" "Daily Telegraph" Zusammenfassung In 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official intermediary between the ruthless conqueror and the refugees behind the French embassy gate.

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Paperback edition of this far-reaching memoir based on Bizot's experiences in the 'killing fields' of Cambodia. Foreword by John le Carre. "Compelling - at once beautiful, startling, gentle and nerve-wracking" "Daily Telegraph"


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In 1971, the young French scholar Francois Bizot was captured by the Khmer Rouge. Accused of being an agent of American imperialism, he was chained and imprisoned. Four years later, the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh. Francois Bizot became the official intermediary between the ruthless conqueror and the refugees behind the French embassy gate.

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