2003, ISBN: 037541293X

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780375412936], [PU: NY. 3/2003. Alfred A. Knopf. / Borzoi Book], Jacket, offwhite & deep red hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very f… More...

[EAN: 9780375412936], [PU: NY. 3/2003. Alfred A. Knopf. / Borzoi Book], Jacket, offwhite & deep red hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first american edition so stated. first printing (NAP). deckled foredge. xvi+276p.+acknowledgments, author bio note & colophon. 2 b&w maps. 2 b&w illustrations. autobiography. memoirs. world history. history of cambodia. vietnam war. khmer rouge. communism. ~ "It possesses such truth of feeling, such clarity and conviction of narrative, such a wealth of image and adventure and such depths of long withheld passion, that I do believe it is indeed that rarest thing: an original classic." ~ John Le Carre'. A LITERARY and historical tour de force: what one man saw and did in a land of pristine beauty on the eve of one of the twentieth century's most barbaric spectacles. In 1971, Francois Bizot was a young French scholar of Khmer pottery and Buddhist ritual working in rural Cambodia. Now, more than thirty years later, he has summoned up the unbearable memory of that moment, letting us see as never before those years leading inexorably to genocide. Perfectly recalled, indelibly written, The Gate recounts the nightmare of Bizot's arrest and captivity on suspicion of being an American spy, and his nearly miraculous survival as the only Westerner ever to escape a Khmer Rouge prison. It is the story, as well, of Bizot's unlikely friendship with his captor, Douch~a figure today better remembered as a ruthless perpetrator of the then~looming terror, about which Bizot tried, without success, to warn his government. Bizot's experience to that point would itself have merited report. But upon his return to Cambodia four years later, chance ordained a second remarkable act in this drama. As the sole individual fluent in both French and Khmer, Bizot found himself playing the intermediary in a surreal standoff when the Communist~backed guerillas, now ascendant, laid siege to the French Embassy compound in Phnom Penh. Finally it would fall to Bizot to lead the desperate retreat of the colonial population: here he recounts how he helped the remaining Westerners ~ and any Cambodians he could ~to escape the doomed capital. Both beautiful and devastating, The Gate is a searing and unforgettable act of witness and remembrance. Francois Bizot is an ethnologist who has spent the greater part of his career studying Buddhism. He is the Director of Studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes~etudes and holds the chair in Southeast Asian Buddhism at the Sorbonne. He lives in Paris. With 2 illustrations and 2 maps, Books<

1971, ISBN: 9780375412936

A literary and historical tour de force: what one man saw and did in a land of pristine beauty on the eve of one of the twentieth century's most barbaric spectacles. In 1971, Francois Biz… More...

A literary and historical tour de force: what one man saw and did in a land of pristine beauty on the eve of one of the twentieth century's most barbaric spectacles. In 1971, Francois Bizot was a young French scholar of Khmer pottery and Buddhist ritual working in rural Cambodia. Now, more than thirty years later, he has summoned up the unbearable memory of that moment, letting us see as never before those years leading inexorably to genocide. Perfectly recalled, in-delibly written, The Gate recounts the nightmare of Bizot's arrest and captivity on suspicion of being an American spy, and his nearly miraculous survival as the only Westerner ever to escape a Khmer Rouge prison. It is the story, as well, of Bizot's unlikely friendship with his captor, Doucha figure today better remembered as a ruthless perpetrator of the then-looming terror, about which Bizot tried, without success, to warn his government. Bizot's experience to that point would itself have merited report. But upon his return to Cambodia four years later, chance ordained a second remarkable act in this drama. As the sole individual fluent in both French and Khmer, Bizot found himself playing the intermediary in a surreal standoff when the Communist-backed guerillas, now ascendant, laid siege to the French Embassy compound in Phnom Penh. Finally it would fall to Bizot to lead the desperate retreat of the colonial population: here he re-counts how he helped the remaining Westernersand any Cambodians he couldto escape the doomed capital. Both beautiful and devastating, The Gate is a searing and unforgettable act of witness and remembrance. Media > Book, [PU: Random House]<

2003, ISBN: 9780375412936

[PU: Knopf], 304 Seiten gebundenes Buch, Größe: 14.9 x 2.8 x 24.2 cm Das Buch ist in gutem Zustand, nur geringe Gebrauchs- Alters- oder Lagerungsspuren, Gebundenes Buch mit Original-Schut… More...

[PU: Knopf], 304 Seiten gebundenes Buch, Größe: 14.9 x 2.8 x 24.2 cm Das Buch ist in gutem Zustand, nur geringe Gebrauchs- Alters- oder Lagerungsspuren, Gebundenes Buch mit Original-Schutzumschlag. ISBN: 9780375412936 Wir senden umgehend mit beiliegender MwSt.Rechnung., DE, [SC: 2.45], gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 567g], First American Edition, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, PayPal, Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand<

2003, ISBN: 037541293X

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[EAN: 9780375412936], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Knopf], Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present., Books<