[Not] Coming to a News Stand Near You
Oct 13th, 2006 by Jinja
[Not] Coming to a News Stand Near You
With the Khmer Rouge Tribunal lurching along, a new generation of mobile-phone-wieldling, karaoke-loving, job-hunting Khmer twenty-somethings are getting a dose of history as the Extraordinary Chambers gear up.
“The Tallest Man in Science Fiction” (Geoff Ryman) puts his own spin on the present tense in ‘Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter’, now out in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
It’s a ‘What If’ story, a fantasy that churns contemporary Cambodian youth culture with the relentless pressure of the past. While there will doubtless be interested readers, it would be a hot potato for any local publisher, so don’t expect a translation into Khmer any time soon.
There has been talk of translating The King’s Last Song, but at 400+ pages it would be a huge undertaking. The novel is still available at Monument Book$ and via Amazon.
Interview: http://www.chronicles-network.com/forum/11294-geoff-ryman-interview-in-four-parts.html
Tags: Cambodia,literature,fantasy
