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Sunday 9th April, 6.30 pm

Foreign Correspondents Club

My novel THE KING'S LAST SONG focuses on two things foreigners think they know about Cambodia - the Angkor era and the catastrophes since 1970. It imagines a life of Jayavarman VII. It also tells the story of two modern Cambodians, a patrimony policeman haunted by his memories of the wars and a young motoboy whose guardians will not talk about Cambodia's recent history.

I'd like to talk for a short while about how I came to write the book and the issues around a Westerner writing it.

Most of all, I'd like to share parts of the novel with you by reading from it to give a flavour of the story, characters and its different tones of voice. So this will be an entertainment as well as talk.

The launch is being held on April 9^th at 6:30 PM at the FCC rooftop. I would love you to attend.

I'd like to thank Monument Books, the FCC and the Nou Hach Literary Journal for this opportunity.

Yours.

Geoff RYMAN