{"product_id":"year-of-the-rabbit-tian-veasna-9781770463769","title":"Year of the Rabbit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne family's quest to survive the devastation of the Khmer Rouge\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStriking and moving... The comics form allows readers  to] understand through chronological progression and a close view how horror can become the stuff of the everyday.--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear of the Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e tells the true story of one family's desperate struggle to survive the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. In 1975, the Khmer Rouge seized power in the capital city of 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCartoonist 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. \u003ci\u003eYear of the Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e is based on firsthand accounts, all told from the perspective of his parents and other close relatives. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYear of the Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Constantly on the edge of annihilation, they realized there was only one choice--they had to escape Cambodia and become refugees. Veasna has created a harrowing, deeply personal account of one of the twentieth century's greatest tragedies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tian Veasna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770463763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770463769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e516031 \/ Year of the Rabbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2020 pg. 47","brand":"Tian Veasna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051235864831,"sku":"9781770463769","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b9752b3-ec1b-4f2e-b973-81c99f094b35.jpg?v=1685011889","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/year-of-the-rabbit-tian-veasna-9781770463769","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}