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The king's last song, or, Kraing meas
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The king's last song, or, Kraing meas

Author: Geoff Ryman
Publisher: Easthampton, MA : Small Beer Press ; [Minneapolis] : Distributed to the trade by Consortium, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"When archaeologists at Angkor Wat discover a book written on gold leaves, the King of Cambodia, the Army, and the UN all want to get their hands on it. The golden book contains the words and wisdom of King Jayavarman VII, the Buddhist ruler who united a war-torn Cambodia in the twelfth century and, together with his enlightened wife, created a kingdom that was a haven of peace and learning." "On its way to the  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Suspense fiction
Fiction
Named Person: Jăyvarmăn, King of Cambodia
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Geoff Ryman
ISBN: 9781931520560 1931520569
OCLC Number: 216936932
Description: 432 p. ; 22 cm.
Other Titles: King's last song
Kraing meas
Responsibility: Geoff Ryman.

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Can a twelfth-century Cambodian king's sense of compassion and justice translate to the present?  Read more...

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