Books by François Bizot
The Gate
by François Bizot
Bizot was living in Cambodia when he was taken prisoner by the Khmer Rouge while making a routine visit to the countryside. He was just a hapless academic in the wrong place at the wrong time, but the Khmer Rouge were obviously a very paranoid regime and thought that he was a CIA spy and wanted to execute him. He developed a relationship with his prison guard, Duch, and was the only foreigner to be released alive.
Interviews where books by François Bizot were recommended
The best books on Southeast Asian Travel Literature, recommended by Cat Barton
The Bureau Chief for the Agence France Presse in Dhaka discusses South East Asian travel literature. Particularly interesting on Cambodia. Further recommended reading from Graham Greene and James Fenton
