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Jon swain, the reallife british journalist portrayed by julian sands in roland joffes the killing fields, has written a heart wrenching memoir of his times in indochina. If youve ever spent time in a literature classroom as a student or a professor. River of time is an account of the horror and romance of indochina in the 1970s, as experienced by a british war correspondent swain describes his experiences in cambodia under lon nol, in saigon after the american withdrawal, during the fall of phnom penh, on a visit to postwar hanoi, and in cambodia after the khmer rouge. This is his account of those years, and the way in which the tumultuous. See more ideas about free ebooks, ebooks, free reading. Jon john anketell brewer swain born 1948 is a british journalist and writer. He is also a magician and has published some nonfiction books about magic. Shes the author of the christy award winner waterfall, rita finalist firestorm, bestselling god gave us you, and severa. Whereas, jacocks swain, henry swain and joshua swain, citizens of the. Download between 1970 and 1975 jon swain, the english journalist portrayed in david puttnams film, the killing fields, lived in the lands of the mekong river. Swain, an awardwinning sunday times of london reporter, looks back at the most memorable moments of his life. His characters include tony valentine and jack carpenter.
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It is not an easy read, but it is a fascinating look at the history of hiv and aids back to their earliest documented appearances. Jeremy paxman the chapters on the falklands war are. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Swain was based in vietnam and cambodia during a five year spell as a correspondent with afp, following the war efforts in both countries, and in neighbouring laos.
A memoir of vietnam chronicles his experiences from. It is undoubtedly the most powerful book i have ever read. A memoir of vietnam and cambodia paperback october 1, 1999. John simpson, daily telegraph this memoir is a firstclass piece of reportage. River of time, is the account of the tragedies of these two nations by a lone british journalist, jon swain, from 1970 to 1975. In the inventory of the estate of john parsons, who carried on the fishing. A canoeist and kayakers guide to scotlands premier touring river a time to tear down and a time to build up.
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