Books Bernard Fall: Memories of a Soldier-Scholar by Dorothy Fall First-hand account of the life and works of celebrated war correspondent Bernard Fall, as well as an endearing testimony on Cambodia's daily life in 1961-1962. In English
Books World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain & Laurie Woolever The genesis of this quite off-putting book was detailed in a New York Times article by Sebastien Modak a few days before its release in 2021:In March 2017,… In English
Books Brève et véridique relation des évènements du Cambodge by Antoine Cabaton One of the first accounts of Angkor and the surrounding Kingdom of Cambodia by a Western traveler. In French & Spanish
Books Richard Halliburton's Second Book of Marvel: The Orient - A Tale from the Jungle by Richard Halliburton America's favorite explorer during the Roaring Twenties, the wide-eyed and closeted gay man who wanted to follow the path of Ulysses at a tender age, Richard… In English
Books The Royal Road to Romance by Richard Halliburton Like for contemporary Harry Hervey of King Cobra fame, Richard Halliburton had met instant success with his first published book, The Royal Road to Romance… In English
Books French Indo-China by Virginia Thompson One of the smartest insights of the French colonial system in Southeast Asia by an Anglo-Saxon political scientist in the 1930s. In English
Publications Ancien Royaume de Khmer: Le temple d'Angkor [Ancient Kingdom of the Khmer - Angkor Temple] by Andrew Spooner An early description of Angkor Wat by a young and curious-minded traveler dating back from 1862. And more about Banteay Srei? In French & English (ADB Translation)
Publications Rapport sur le Cambodge. Voyage de Sai-Gon à Bat-tam-bang [Report on Cambodia -A Trip from Saigon to Battambang] by Andrew Spooner & Nola Cooke English translation of the 1862 report on Cambodia (1862) by an independent businessman often at odds with the budding French colonial administration. E In English
Photos Andy Warhol's Sketches of Angkor by Andy Warhol When the Pop-Art Superstar in-the-making was visiting and drawing Angkor in 1956.
Publications Travels in Siam and Cambodia by David Olyphant King "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
Photos Visions of Cambodia by J. Gervais-Courtellemont by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont For the first time since 1928, a gorgeous - and highly informative - photographic work on Cambodia available here thanks to proper resolution scanning.
Publications The Forgotten ruins of Indo-China by Jacob E. Conner The first extensive publication dedicated to Angkor in The National Geographic. By an American diplomat, with photos by two noted French photographers. In English
Books Four Faces of Siva - The Detective Story of a Vanished Race by Robert J. Casey 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
Books A Voyage to Cochin-China [History of a Voyage to the China Sea] by John White An early account of Saigon, the Mekong Delta, Cambodia, Malaysia and the Philippines by the first US Navy officer who reached Cochinchina in 1819.
Books The Downfall of the Gods by Hugh Clifford An elegant period novel set in Ancient Angkor by British administrator and author H. Clifford in the 1910s. In English
Publications António da Madalena, "First European in Angkor" by Collective A biographical notice of the Portuguese friar who went to Angkor in the 16th century. In English & Portuguese
Books Visions d'Extrême-Orient, Corée, Chine, Indochine, Siam, Birmanie [Visions of the Far East, Korea, China, Indochina, Siam, Burma] by Robert Chauvelot From Korea to Cambodia, Burma and Laos, a quite perceptive travelogue from the 1920s. In French
Books Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia by Edgar Boulangier One of the first published travel accounts from French explorers at the end of the 19th century, with hunting anecdotes and -- fortunately -- much more... In French
Books Notice sur le Cambodge [A Note on Cambodia] by Etienne Aymonier Prepatory notes for Aymonier's magnus opus, Le Cambodge in three volumes. A "pre-EFEO" radiography of Cambodia. In French
