Books about Cambodia

Discover GEEO’s recommended books about Cambodia. Our book club is a way for travelers to learn through literature about the places they’ll be visiting.

These are some of our favorites about Cambodia, so if you’re heading there, take a look (the GEEO book club is not a required element of our programs, just a bit of added fun)! We hope you will enjoy the books we have selected and they will enhance your experience.

You should be able to find most of our selections through the links below and in your local library system as well. Do you have any feedback on our selections or suggestions for additions? Contact us and let us know!

Recommended books to read before traveling to Cambodia:

Fiction:

• In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel by Vaddey Ratner
• The Rent Collector by Camron Wright

Nonfiction:

• When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution by Elizabeth Becker
• Survival in the Killing Fields by Haing Ngor

For those looking for more suggestions, here are some other books you may want to consider:

• Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare by Philip Short
• First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung
• A Woman of Angkor by John Burgess

Recommended films and videos to watch before traveling to Cambodia:

GEEO travelers can register with SIMA Academy for free using a unique access code that we provide after our programs end. Feel free to contact us if you would like to receive the access code early. For this program, we recommend watching Lost World and Vital Voices: Tep Vanny. SIMA Academy utilizes the storytelling power of award-winning global short documentaries to nurture globally competent and socially active learners worldwide.

GEEO utilizes Amazon Associates links for the above-suggested books. If you purchase a book through one of the links above, you’re supporting us as a nonprofit and helping more teachers travel through GEEO!