Veasna has created a harrowing, deeply personal account of one of the twentieth century’s greatest tragedies. Tian Veasna Buy On Apthe Khmer Rouge seized Phnom Penh and ended the eight-year Cambodian civil war. Year of the Rabbit shows the reality of life in the work camps, where Veasna’s family bartered for goods, where children were instructed to spy on their parents, and where reading was proof positive of being a class traitor.Ĭonstantly on the edge of annihilation, they realized there was only one choice-they had to escape Cambodia and become refugees. Stripped of any money or material possessions, Veasna’s family found themselves exiled to the barren countryside along with thousands of others, where food was scarce and brutal violence a constant threat. YĮar of the Rabbit is based on firsthand accounts, all told from the perspective of his parents and other close relatives. Cartoonist Tian Veasna was born just three days after the Khmer Rouge takeover, as his family set forth on the chaotic mass exodus from Phnom Penh. Immediately after declaring victory in the war, they set about evacuating the country’s major cities with the brutal ruthlessness and disregard for humanity that characterized the regime ultimately responsible for the deaths of one million citizens. TINTIN, A GLOBE-TROTTING journalist who spent much of his. /rebates/2f97817704637692fYear-Rabbit-Veasna-Tian-17704637632fplp&.

In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized power in the capital city of Phnom Penh. Credit line for Year of the Rabbit: Fom Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna. One family’s quest to survive the devastation of the Khmer Rouge Year of the Rabbit tells the true story of one family’s desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.