癩王のテラス [The Terrace of the Leper King]
by Yukio Mishima
A powerful meditation on royal power, artistic creation, ageing, death and the "beautiful statue of a young king sitting silently under the scorching sun."
In English, French & Japanese
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Angkor Wat
by Michio FujiokaA remarkable approach of Angkor and pre-Angkorian structures by a Japanese architect and specialist of Hindu-Buddhist architecture
Découvertes sur la danse
by Fernand DivoireAn essay showing the impact of Cambodian dance aesthetics on the study of choreography in 1920s France.In English
Classic Dances of the Orient: Royal Cambodian Dances
by Xenia ZarinaAn 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
L'anarchiste [The Anarchist]
by Polin Soth & SéraThe reprint of a Cambodian cult novel enriched with visual artist Séra's haunted illustrations.In French
L'exotisme indochinois dans la litterature française depuis 1860 (2 vol) [Indochinese Exoticism in French Literature since 1860]
by Louis MalleretA pioneering study on French colonial literature and 'exoticism' from 1860 to the 1930s.
นิราศนครวัด Nirat Nakhon Wat [Journey to Angkor Wat]
by Rajanubhab DamrongA quite ambivalent account of the 1924 visit to Phnom Penh and Angkor by a Siamese dignitary: shared cultural heritage in a time of rising nationalism.In Thai
The Downfall of the Gods
by Hugh CliffordAn elegant period novel set in Ancient Angkor by British administrator and author H. Clifford in the 1910s.In English
The Ocean of Churn: How The Indian Ocean Shaped Human History
by Sanjeev SanyalAn unconventional, stimulating take on Indian Ocean and cultural exchanges between the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.In English
Kампучия восставшая из пепла [Cambodia Risen From the Ashes]
by Evgeny V. KobelevA rare and powerful visual documentation of Cambodia in the aftermath of the civil war.In Russian
Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896. Vol I
by Herbert Warington SmythThe first volume of a remarkable account of the Siamese and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.In English
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Five Years in Siam, From 1891 to 1896, Vol II
by Herbert Warington SmythA remarkable 1890s account of the Siamese, Cambodian and Laotian societies, geographical surveys and mining explorations.In English
Cambodge 1958-1964 (Une vie de photographe) [Cambodia 1958-1964, A Photographer's Life]
by Micheline DullinHow a chance encounter with Cambodia in the late 1950s led to some meaningful photographs reflecting a historic period lacking of in-depth studies.In English & French
Angkor and Cambodia in the Sixteenth Century, from Spanish and Portuguese Sources]
by Bernard Philippe Groslier & Charles Ralph Boxer & Michael SmithiesThe first and only collection of Spanish and Portuguese written sources on Angkor, predating the Angkorian "rediscovery" by more than 300 years.In English
Visions d'Extrême-Orient, Corée, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie [Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma]
by Robert ChauvelotFrom Korea to Cambodia, Burma and Laos, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s.In French
Bronzes Royaux d'Angkor, un art du divin | Royal Bronzes of Angkor
by CollectivePossibly the most appealing and stimulating sum on Khmer art and material culture history published in the last decade. English version much awaited.In French
Le nouveau guide du Musée national de Phnom Penh | The New Guide to National Museum-Phnom Penh | មគ្គុទ្ទេសក៍ថ្មី សំរាប់សារមន្ទីរជាតិ - ភ្នំពេញ
by Samen KhunAn early illustrated guide to the rich collection of Khmer art at the National Museum of Cambodia.In English, French & Khmer
Mémoire collective chez les Khmers et leurs voisins [Collective Memory among the Khmers and their Neighbors]
by Joseph Thach[under construction]In English & French
ការស្ថាបនាប្រទេសកម្ពុជាក្រោយគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ [Cambodia: Rebuilding After the Disaster]
by Seam Long & Evgeny V. Kobelev & Alfred V. LiebermanThis translation by Cambodian scholar Long Seam follows the style of the Russian text: an effusive comment giving the precedence to the remarkable photographs…In Khmer
Four Faces of Siva - The Detective Story of a Vanished Race
by Robert J. CaseyNot 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