River of time by jon swain between 1970 and 1975 jon swain, the english journalist portrayed in david puttnams film, the killing fields, lived in the lands of the mekong river. From 1970 to 1975, swain, an awardwinning british journalist, worked as a war correspondent in south vietnam and cambodia. Haunting, compulsive and beautifully written, river of time looks set to become a classic alexander frater observer jon swains powerful and moving book goes further than anything else i have read towards explaining the appeal of indochina and its tragic conflicts. This is his account of those years, and the way in which the tumultuous events affected his perceptions of life and death as europe never could. Sep 24, 2019 our guest is british journalist jon swain, a veteran war reporter who spent many years covering the conflicts in cambodia and vietnam. River of time, his memoir of his five years in indochina, holds a cautious, tender nostalgia.
Swain covers the period when the us began to pull out of vietnam as the american war drew down and he is the only british journalist working in phnom penh as the. It is undoubtedly the most powerful book i have ever read. The dead bodies that swain saw floating on its water were one testament to this. Swains journey, and the journey of several of his closest friends in the turbulent world of war journalism at that time, have even been depicted on the screen, in the oscarwinning film, the killing fields. Jon swain has won several british press awards for his reporting at home and abroad.
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Master time series data processing, visualization, and modeling usin. A canoeist and kayakers guide to scotlands premier touring river a time to tear down and a time to build up. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jon remembers his release from captivity in ethiopia in the 1970s, following the release of a british couple held hostage in somalia. Part love letter to the land he so adores, part selfanalysis of the most unsentimental kind, river of time is both an eyewitness account of painful and often sickening events, and an almost. I was initially drawn to this book because i recognized the name jon swain from the 1980 s film the killing fields swain, a british journalist and photographer, was portrayed in that by julian sands that said, this book is about the real man before his experiences in cambodia with sydney schanberg and dith pran, back when he did work covering the vietnam war it really takes you right into the. Does jon swain have a death wish, or an impulse to live life so fully that hell risk his neck for the merry hell of it.
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Jon uncovers evidence of a coverup over a love affair in the heart of zimbabwes ruling. He lives close to the action and witnesses the sad disintergration of vietnam and cambodia in the aftermarth of the us withdrawal in 1975. It was the beginning of a love affair with the old french colonies of southeast asia that clung to swain ever after, although he only spent a brief five years in the region where he later worked as a freelance reporter. More than twenty years after its first publication, the book has been translated into french. Jon swain first set eyes on indochina in 1970, arriving in phnom penh as a reporter for agence francepresse. The book is named after the mekong river that weaves through indochina, bearing witness to the atrocities endured by three countries with a shared history. Between 1970 and 1975 jon swain, the english journalist portrayed in david puttnams film, the killing fields, lived in the lands of the mekong river. River of time is an account of the horror and romance of indochina in the 1970s, as experienced by a british war correspondent. A memoir of vietnam chronicles his experiences from 1970 to 1975 during the war in indochina, including the fall of cambodia. Free audible river of timeauthor jon swain replica. River of time is well worth a read, particularly if you have spent time in south east asia.
In the end, this book is not so much about swain, but a tribute to the people of indochina. Swain was born in london in 1948 and is of english, scots, irish, french, and spanish descent. Fastpaced, enthralling and not a book to be put down, it filled in much of the tragic story of cambodia for me through the eyes of journalist and author, jon swain. River of time river of time is british reporter jon swains memoir of his time in vietnam and cambodia in the 1970s the titular river refers to indochinas mekong. River of time, is the account of the tragedies of these two nations by a lone british journalist, jon swain, from 1970 to 1975. Our guest is british journalist jon swain, a veteran war reporter who spent many years covering the conflicts in cambodia and vietnam. River of time by jon swain used very good 9780749320201.
He also describes the beauty of the mekong landscape the villages along its banks, surrounded by. It was the beginning of a love affair with the old french colonies of southeast asia that clung to swain ever after, although he only spent a brief five years in the region. A romantic, evocative and touching book, the story of a young mans comingofage in the shocking but desperately alluring war zones of cambodia and vietnam sunday telegraph. River of time, jon swain shop online for books in australia. Probably best known as the inspiration for roland joffes 1984 film, jon swains river of time combines memoir, journalism and, in an odd way, travel writing. A memoir of vietnam and cambodia paperback october 1, 1999 by jon swain author. A memoir of vietnam by jon swain 1997, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at ebay. River of time river of time jon swain river of time series by lisa t.
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