Comments on: Reading: a novel obsession among Cambodian youth

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[...] an article from the Phnom Penh Post (via socheata.com) about the current crop of Khmer novels: Reading: a novel obsession among Cambodian [...]

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Danya B. Zl8046 Mother Child Reading Sculpture-cast Aluminum — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:11:25 +0000

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By Lim Seang HengA growing market for works by local writers has seen a rise in the number of new au [...]…

By: Socheata

Socheata — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:18:13 +0000

Thanks for your comments. I second your compliment on Seang Heng and her good article. I hope the interest among readers continue to steadily increase. I also hope Mao Samnang will catch readers’ impression with new tastes in terms of creativities by keeping the originalities.

By: ThaRum

ThaRum — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:27:27 +0000

Seang Heng the reporter did a great job covering the story. It was the first news article I clicked to read when I was on the Phnom Penh Post site yesterday afternoon; the headline caught my attention.

To conclude the article, she unveiled an impressive remark made by one of the most known living writers.

Given that the interest among readers is on the rise, the obstacle of high cost of printing would be significantly solved. Let’s say, the higher the number of copies of each book to be produced, the lower cost to to be printed.

And the future, as told by published writer Mao Samnang, is an interesting point. It’s as if the writer herself, not born after the Khmer Rouge, was awaken by the fact that at this point in time writers should also embrace a change.

By: Socheata

Socheata — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:14:21 +0000

Thanks for sharing the info. I have a bunch of them, especially those of Mao Samnang and Pal Vannaryrak. I believe it will continue.

By: Phossdey

Phossdey — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:18:43 +0000

Glad to hear. I like to read novel, too though that much of Khmer novel but I know some of my friends and even my mum have a huge collection of that. I used to buy in some of them for Queensland Library, too. Hope this section continues in developing.