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Title: Cambodia

Subtitle: Report From a Stricken Land

Author: Henry Kamm

Narrator: Walter Dixon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-24-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Based on his observations over three decades, Henry Kamm, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Southeast Asia correspondent, unravels the complexities of Cambodia. Kamm's invaluable document - a factual and personal account of its troubled history - gives the Western listener the first clear understanding of this magic land's past and present.

Editorial Reviews:

During the Vietnam War, violence and unrest spilled into the neighboring country of Cambodia. The result was a four-year reign of the Khmer Rouge and the death of millions of individuals. Henry Kamm, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for the New York Times, has spent the better part of three decades in the Southeast Asian country, and what he's produced here is a wealth of information and observations, narrated expertly by Walter Dixon, intended to help Westerners understand more about Cambodia's troubled past and their return to peace and progress.

Members Reviews:

A Solid Introduction, but Somewhat Dated

This book is an engaging and informative look at Cambodia's history, which provides, at its beginning, a quick timeline of the region's pre-modern history before delving into the bloody years of the later 20th century that made the very name of Cambodia synonymous with unspeakable brutality.

The author was an NYT correspondent, and had in his youth experienced some of the Nazi terror, a fact which he mentions a few times in passing. Such an interesting perspective almost makes me wish he had abandoned some of his journalistic impartiality and brought more of himself into the story, but in general his detachment serves him well.

The book suffers a bit from the fact that it is now almost 20 years old -- it was written as a contemporary history, and thus is due for an update. It also suffers for being seemingly the only history of Cambodia available on audible, something which I hope will be rectified soon. It is a short book, and as such is not as detailed as it could be.

I don't agree with another reviewer who claims it doesn't work well as an audiobook; it works as well as any history book, and requires some concentration; I wouldn't listen to it while driving, for instance.

Walter Dixon's performance suits the tone of the writing very well. I think both would have benefitted from a bit more emotional range, but their measured and objective styles are well suited to each other.

What an amazing book

visited Cambodia and this book allowed me to have a very open view on both historical and cultural background of the country... so pleased that I had this book before going...

Doesn't work well as an audiobook

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really. The book was written as more of a history and less as prose. The result is that it doesn't flow well when read aloud.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cambodia?

Prince Sihanouk's ability to always switch to the winning side.

What three words best describe Walter Dixons performance?

Limited by material

Did Cambodia inspire you to do anything?

No

Any additional comments?

I thought the book was fantastic and thought it might be fun to listen to it on a trip because I'd been meaning to read it again. While the book is fantastic, as an audiobook, it is disappointing.