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''Sophat'' ( km, សូផាត, ) was the first Cambodian romance novel written in 1938 by Rim Kin and was published in 1942. Along with ''Kolab Pailin'' and '' Phka Srapoun'', ''Sophat'' is widely regarded as the “first” Cambodian novel and is considered one of the three classic novels of Khmer literature., though ''Tuek Tonle Sap'' ("The Waters of Tonle Sap"), by Kim Hak had been printed in 1939. Context Modern prose started later in Cambodia by comparison with the rest of Southeast Asia. It was only in the 1930s, several years after the installation of a printing-house in Phnom Penh that the new genre came into existence, and ''Sophat'' was the first bestseller of its kind. Synopsis Suon, a government official in Sisophon, has an affair with an orphan woman called Soya, and she becomes pregnant. Concerned about his career and the wedding his own mother had arranged for him, Suon returns to Phnom Penh and leaves Sorya with a ring which lets her hope for his return, u ...
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Rim Kin
Rim Kin ( km, រីម គីន; 8 November 1911–28 January 1959) was a Cambodian writer, and one of the founders of Cambodian modern literature. He was the author of ''Sophat'' ( km, សូផាត, 1938), the first published novel in Cambodia to be written in prose rather than the customary verse form. It became a 1964 movie of the same name. In 1935, the weekly Cambodian newspaper ''Ratri Thnai Saur'' ( km, រាត្រីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍) was founded and it hosted the first modern serial stories of Kin. From 1955 through 1957, Kin was the first president of the Khmer Writers' Association. Partial works * 1938, ''Sophat ''Sophat'' ( km, សូផាត, ) was the first Cambodian romance novel written in 1938 by Rim Kin and was published in 1942. Along with ''Kolab Pailin'' and '' Phka Srapoun'', ''Sophat'' is widely regarded as the “first” Cambodian novel an ...'' (រឿងសូផាត) * 1943, ''Samapheavi'' (សមាភាវី) References ...
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Kolab Pailin
''Kolab Pailin'' ( km, កុលាបប៉ៃលិន ; ) is a Cambodian novel that was written by Nhok Them in 1936 or 1943. Along with '' Sophat'' and '' Phka Srapoun'', ''Kolab Pailin'' is considered one of the three classic novels of modern Khmer literature. The story does not focus on any religious elements of Hinduism or Buddhism. It portrays the struggles of the Cambodian people during French colonial administration. The story centers on an orphan boy named "Chauchet" whose late father upon death sent him to Cambodia’s northern province of Pailin to work at a diamond mine where he shows kindness and above all loyalty towards his employer. Although, it does not present any self-independence concept, it illustrates some ideas for young Cambodian women relating on how to choose their husband. Plot Summary In an old house, Choeum ( ), who is the father of Chauchet ( ), is sick due to serious disease. He is being cured by a doctor named S'at ( ). Before dying, he ...
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A New Sun Rises Over The Old Land
''A New Sun Rises Over the Old Land'' is a Cambodian novel published in 1961 and the only published work of Suon Sorin who disappeared during the terror of the Khmer Rouge. It has become a "canonical novel" and an iconic work of modern Cambodian literature. Context ''A New Sun Rises over the Old Land'', is set during the reign of Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. The Cambodian independence of 1953 sets a chronological marker of a before and after in the novel of Suon Sorin. First published in 1961, eight years after Cambodia gained independence from French colonial rule, the novel offers a fresh view into a period of profound transformation in Cambodia during the '' Sangkum'' era. Synopsis Sam, with his wife Soy, leaves his native Battambang province, in order to flee from armed conflict between the Issarak and the French colonial forces. He reaches Phnom Penh but in capital city, he struggles with the impossible livelihood of daily wagers driving his ''cyclo'' or rickshaw, t ...
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Phka Srapoun
''Phka Srapoun'' ( km, ផ្កាស្រពោន, ; ) is a Khmer novel written by Nou Hach and published in 1949. Along with ''Kolab Pailin'' and ''Sophat'', ''Phka Srapoun'' is considered one of the three classic novels of modern Khmer literature. The novel is set during the French colonial period of Cambodia. The story portrays the Cambodian tradition of arranged marriages. Author Nou Hach (Khmer: នូ ហាច) was born on June 26, 1916, in Kampong Preah Commune, Sangkae District, Battambang, Cambodia. His father's name was Khuon Nov (Khmer: ឃួន នៅ), and his mother name was Or Muoch (Khmer: ឳរ មួច). They were farmers. Hach was the eldest child of the family. He married Mrs. Tan Rem (Khmer: តាន់ រ៉េម) and had eight children. His famous works include: * ''Phka Srapoun'' () * ''Mealea Duong Chett'' () * ''Truoy Chivit'' () * ''Neari Chea Ti Sneha'' () * ''Tho Bek'', a French poem () Plot Summary Bun Thoeun (ប៊ុនធ ...
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Romanization Of Khmer
The romanization of Khmer is a representation of the Khmer (Cambodian) language using letters of the Latin alphabet. This is most commonly done with Khmer proper nouns, such as names of people and geographical names, as in a gazetteer. Romanization systems for Khmer Cambodian geographical names are often romanized with a transliteration system, where representations in the Khmer script are mapped regularly to representations in the Latin alphabet (sometimes with some additional diacritics). The results do not always reflect standard Khmer pronunciation, as no special treatment is given to unpronounced letters and irregular pronunciations, although the two registers of Khmer vowel symbols are often taken into account. When transcription is used, words are romanized based on their pronunciation. However, pronunciation of Khmer can vary by speaker and region. Roman transcription of Khmer is often done ad hoc on Internet forums and chatrooms, the results sometimes being referred to a ...
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Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of higher education in Georgia. Emory University has nine academic divisions: Emory College of Arts and Sciences, Oxford College, Goizueta Business School, Laney Graduate School, School of Law, School of Medicine, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Rollins School of Public Health, and the Candler School of Theology. Emory University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Peking University in Beijing, China jointly administer the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering. The university operates the Confucius Institute in Atlanta in partnership with Nanjing University. Emory has a growing faculty research partnership with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Emory University students ...
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Cambodian Literature
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Saigon
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Khmer Times
The ''Khmer Times'' is an English-language newspaper, launched in May 2014, based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ..., and owned by Malaysian national Mohan Tirugmanasam Bandam. The newspaper is strongly pro- CPP in its reporting and editorials. Plagiarism An extensive history of plagiarism has been documented, with the paper's Malaysian owner Mohan Tirugmanasam Bandam (writing as T. Mohan) taking content from Malaysian newspapers and making small changes such as swapping names and places from Malaysian to Cambodian contexts. The "Letters to the editor" section of the Khmer Times has published a large number of plagiarized letters, as well letters that appear to have been authored by T. Mohan using false Khmer and western names. References ...
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