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The dead eye and the deep blue sea : a graphic memoir of modern slavery / Vannak Anan Prum ; as told to Ben & Jocelyn Pederick ; and translated by Lim Sophorn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Khmer Publication details: New York : Seven Stories Press, [2018]Edition: A Seven Stories Press 1st edDescription: xviii, 235 p. : col. ill. ; 16 x 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781609806026
Other title:
  • Dead eye & the deep blue sea
  • Graphic memoir of modern slavery
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 331.7/6392/092 23
LOC classification:
  • HD8039.F66 C35 2018
Summary: "While looking for work on the Thai-Cambodian border, [Vannak Anan Prum] was detained as a slave on a fishing boat, enduring hard labor and hellish treatment for four grueling years. After making his escape by literally jumping ship, Vannak was sold by his ostensible rescuers on the Malaysian coast to a plantation owner and police official. After another year of hard labor and imprisonment, a human rights organization helped him finally return to his family" -- Back cover.
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library GRAPHIC NOVELS GRAPHIC/921/VAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844500060227

Translated from the Khmer.

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"While looking for work on the Thai-Cambodian border, [Vannak Anan Prum] was detained as a slave on a fishing boat, enduring hard labor and hellish treatment for four grueling years. After making his escape by literally jumping ship, Vannak was sold by his ostensible rescuers on the Malaysian coast to a plantation owner and police official. After another year of hard labor and imprisonment, a human rights organization helped him finally return to his family" -- Back cover.

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