Kings & Queens

The world of Asia reflected in 103 watercolor, pastel, charcoal or pencil drawings by a prolific woman artist and undefatigable traveler in the 1920s-1940s.

A philological and historical exploration of trespassing (on or against) royal space.

In Khmer

Way before Princess Buppha Devi's reinvention of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, a premonition of the "Apsara Princess" figure so central in Cambodia's modernity.

In French & English (ADB Translation)

A lesser-known feature movie dealing with serious matters - art looting, perpetuation of art traditions - at the start of Cambodia's "Second Kingdom" period.

In Khmer

"The temple stands solitary and alone in the jungle, in too perfect order to be called a ruin, a relic of a race far ahead in all arts and sciences."

In English

The evolution of Phnom Penh as the capital city of Cambodia through the colonial period, the Independence, the civil war and the decades of reconstruction.

In English

The first extensive study of Sambor Prei Kuk site published in the 21th century.

In English & Khmer

In this 1997 interview, King Norodom Sihanouk talks about his movies and how they expressed his "love for my Cambodia and its people."

In English

In this one chapter, the then-Prince Sihamoni comments on the actors and actresses who gave life to the King Father's filmic achievements.

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

In English

A richly illustrated journey through Indochina, and in particular Cambodia in the early years of the French Protectorate.

In French

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

In 1936, Irish painter Sir Gerald Kelly (1876-1972) visited Cambodia during a world tour with wife Lilian ("Jane"), and portrayed several dancers at the Dance…

What is the origin of the "Iron Palace", often called "Napoleon" or "Suez", erected in the precinct of the Royal Palace of Cambodia in the 1860s or 1870s?

In English & French

A poetic yet highly informative study on the Cambodian Royal Ballet dancers written when the author, still in his prime, was discovering the cultural intricacy.

In French

The essential reference book on Cambodian flora, published in 2000. With cross-referenced indexes, trilingual descriptions, Khmer original and romanized names.

In English, French & Khmer

A booklet celebrating the inscription of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) List on 7 Nov. 2003.

In French

The last stately (and glamorous) visit to Angkor before the March 1970 anti-royalist coup that hastened Cambodia's political and social implosion.

In English

A study on 1925 Prince Damrong's Nirat Nakhon Wat,

In English

An attempt in translating into English one of the poems that marked the birth of Cambodian modern literature.

In English