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      <name><![CDATA[U Sam Oeur]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a pretty hard read so far, given its subject matter of surviving the genocide of the Khmer Rouge. My basis for comparison is Sarith Peou's Corpse Watching, and his unabashed depictions of horror from beginning to end with little to no reprieve. In U Sam Oeur, this horror just kind of sneaks ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24337183">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The poems within Sacred Vows vary widely in quality depending on what you look for within a poem and your aesthetics. <br/><br/>But as one of the few poetic responses from an elder in the Cambodian language regarding the experiences of the nation during the 20th century, this is an important book ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1463740">more...</a>]]></body>
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