{"product_id":"the-elimination-a-survivor-of-the-khmer-rouge-confronts-his-past-and-the-commandant-of-the-killing-fields-9781635425581","title":"The Elimination: A survivor of the Khmer Rouge confronts his past and the commandant of the killing fields","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed director of \u003ci\u003eS-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, a survivor's breathtaking autobiography that grapples with the horrors of dictatorship and genocide, now with a new introduction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRithy Panh was only thirteen years old when the Khmer Rouge expelled his family from Phnom Penh in 1975. In the months and years that followed, his entire family was executed, starved, or worked to death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty years later, after having become a respected filmmaker, Rithy Panh decides to question one of the men principally responsible for the genocide, Comrade Duch, who's neither an ordinary person nor a demon--he's an educated organizer, a slaughterer who talks, forgets, lies, explains, and works on his legacy. This confrontation unfolds into an exceptional narrative of human history and an examination of the nature of evil.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Elimination\u003c\/i\u003e stands among the essential works that document the immense tragedies of the twentieth century, with Primo Levi's \u003ci\u003eIf This Is a Man\u003c\/i\u003e and Elie Wiesel's \u003ci\u003eNight\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRithy Panh \u003c\/b\u003eis an acclaimed documentary filmmaker best known for \u003ci\u003eS21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine\u003c\/i\u003e. His documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Picture\u003c\/i\u003e, which was inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Elimination\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2013 Cannes International Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His recent documentaries include \u003ci\u003eGraves Without a Name\u003c\/i\u003e, which was submitted as the Cambodian entry for the 2018 Oscars, and \u003ci\u003eIrradiated\u003c\/i\u003e, which competed for the Golden Bear at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristophe Bataille\u003c\/b\u003e is a French novelist. His works include the award-winning \u003ci\u003eAnnam\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHourmaster\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAbsinthe\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been an editor at Editions Grasset since 1997, writing by night. Since January 2007, he has supported Biblioth?ques Sans Fronti?res (Libraries Without Borders) a young non-governmental organization devoted to helping to provide help in educating citizens of developing countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cullen \u003c\/b\u003e(1942-2021) is the translator of many books from Spanish, French, German, and Italian, including Siegfried Lenz's \u003ci\u003eThe Turncoat\u003c\/i\u003e, Juli Zeh's \u003ci\u003eEmpty Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Modiano's \u003ci\u003eVilla Triste\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamel Daoud's \u003ci\u003eThe Meursault Investigation\u003c\/i\u003e, and Philippe Claudel's \u003ci\u003eBrodeck\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243790467346,"sku":"9781635425581","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1b9902d-7a8d-4670-8535-ee2814cadc77.jpg?v=1745871481","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-elimination-a-survivor-of-the-khmer-rouge-confronts-his-past-and-the-commandant-of-the-killing-fields-9781635425581","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}