Not a novel nor a purely journalistic work: the engaging take on Angkor and modern Cambodia around 1930 by a Chicago-based reporter and popular writer.

In English

An informed and perceptive study on 'dances of the Orient', notably Cambodian, by a Russian-American professional dancer who visited the region in the 1930s.

In English

Novelization of the life and challenges of a French Angkor conservator in the 1920s.

In French

Preface to a collection of documented essays on Tantrism, particularly in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

In English

A lavishly illustrated brochure showcasing Cambodian performing art forms at the end of the 1980s.

In French

The 1922 Colonial Exhibition in Marseille, France, with Angkor Wat tower pinnacles, Khmer ancient sculptures and live dancers starring.

In French

The first published account of Angkor by an American woman, an intrepid traveler that had longed to see the Khmer temples "with a longing such as youth knows."

In English

A gem of French "exotic" literature: Saigon decadence with the 1890s Cambodian uprising in the background.

In French

A vibrant, deep-felt photo essay on Angkorean temples and their spiritual significance, by a major photographer.

In English

From Korea to Cambodia and Lao, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s.

In French

The last years of Auguste Rodin seen by a close friend and art critic, with the "illumination" brought by the Cambodian dancers to the ageing master in 1906.

In French

A personal reinterpretation of several recipes from a Cambodian culinary cookbook classic,

In English

The one and only Thai treatise on dance, a stunning collection of texts and illustrations dating back from 1790 onwards.

In Thai

Poetry, mysticism and eschatology in the Khmer inscriptions of the Angkorean period, in this inspired essay written by an Indian woman artist.

In English, Sanskrit & Old Khmer

An endearing description of Angkor and other Khmer temples, enriched with private conversations with King Sihanouk.

In English

A technical and historical treatise on Khmer classical dance.

In English & Khmer

A colorful description of Cambodia, its geography and its people at the turn of the century.

In French

Far from cold scientific studies, an endearing invocation of Angkor and its ancient civilization by an Indian historian, poet and master in esoterism.

'In the minds of the Khmers, these ruins were never inert buildings without souls, but monuments with a vital quality that still attracts all who see them.'

In English

The first integral English translation of the Sanskrit Treatise on Hindu Dance, "Dramaturgy and Histrionics".

In English & Sanskrit