A Boy Escaped from Hell
A Boy Escaped from Hell by Savorn M. Yang, published by Outskirts Press, Incorporated on June 26, 2015, is a biography that recounts the harrowing experiences of a Cambodian boy during the oppressive regime of Pol Pot. This edition spans 584 pages and is presented in English, offering readers a detailed account of the suffering endured by the Cambodian people following the Cambodian Civil War in 1975. The narrative highlights the drastic changes imposed by the new government, which forced citizens into grueling labor while shutting down essential services, leading to widespread starvation and violence.
In this poignant memoir, readers will find a vivid portrayal of Yang’s childhood marked by hunger, fear, and separation from his family. The book details his struggles under the Khmer Rouge and his eventual escape to a refugee camp in Thailand, where he spent four years in an orphanage before immigrating to the United States in 1984. A Boy Escaped from Hell provides insight into the resilience of the human spirit amidst adversity, focusing on themes of survival and hope in the face of despair.
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A Boy Escaped from Hell… Based on a true story, A Boy Escaped from Hell offers a glimpse of the pain and suffering the Cambodian people endured under the oppression of Pol Pot’s communist regime. For centuries, Cambodia has been a small but thriving country in a corner of Southeast Asia, but it became a living hell after the Cambodian Civil War in 1975. Pol Pot showed no mercy for his people, primarily focusing on cultivating more land and gradually compelling more and more people to do farm work. The new government shut down the city-closing businesses, public schools, and hospitals-and the Cambodian people were forced to work in wetlands to earn a few spoonfuls of rice. Under Pol Pot’s regime, many children and the elderly died of starvation, and many others died from disease and violence at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. The people knew they were in a desperate situation, but hope and help were just a dream. A Boy Escaped from Hell vividly describes one Cambodian boy’s childhood-a childhood filled with hunger and fear and backbreaking work. Separated from his family, Savorn M. Yang endured great physical and emotional hardship until at last he walked away from this dehumanizing world and into Khao I Dang, a refugee camp in Thailand. There, he spent four years in an orphanage before immigrating to the United States in 1984. This honest and harrowing account is Savorn M. Yang’s debut novel and the story of his life.
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