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de Christopher Koch (Author) "In April 1976, my friend Michael Langford disappeared inside Cambodia ..." En savoir plus
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Australian war photographer Mike Langford has just disappeared inside Cambodia as this intriguing novel opens in 1976. That country has been closed to all foreigners since the Khmer Rouge takeover, however, so when Langford doesn't emerge the general presumption is that he has been killed or taken prisoner. When the narrator, a boyhood friend, receives Langford's diary-on-tape, spanning 1965-1975, it sets off a series of reminiscences that offer indelible insights into the mind and heart of a remarkable individual who would dare infiltrate Communist Kampuchea against all odds. Readers will be touched by Langford's experiences in Indonesia (the setting of Koch's 1979 novel, The Year of Living Dangerously), Vietnam, and Cambodia. Highly recommended.
Will Hepfer, SUNY at Buffalo Libs.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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In a riveting new novel of wartime Cambodia and Vietnam--part thriller, part mystery, part heroic epic--the author of The Year of Living Dangerously offers the story of a likeable, brave, but ultimately mysterious war photographer who has disappeared into the jungles of Cambodia.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 But Some Highways are more Direct than Others..., Avril 7 2004
Par Ralph White (New England) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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I take my hat off to Koch and give five stars to the job he does in re-creating the ambiance of Saigon and Phnom Penh during the war. But when I average in the zero stars for the nearly 100 page introduction he gives his protagonist, the war correspondent Mike Langford, and the zero stars for credibility, he ends up with three. Credibility? NVA captains simply were not giving three day tours of the Ho Chi Minh Trail to war correspondents, then releasing them. And Langford's mad rush to return to Cambodia after it had fallen? Sorry. But still, Koch evokes the "Sweet Bird of Youth" with his retrospective of Saigon street life. Memo to Christopher Koch: next time, color code the pages containing the story, so we can more easily skip the filler.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Koch's Worst...Yet?, Fév 6 2001
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After reading this book, I was fairly disappointed that i had spent my week's pocket money buying it. Koch's attempt at trying to create intrest in a theme (war) that is by now fairly tired is a sad effort. The book has no appeal, and on many occasions i was diverted for reading to something more interesting (like taking out the garbage). I strongly reccomend that you look at his earlier writing efforts if you are in search for a good read.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Settle back for the ride, Fév 21 2000
This is a big book, lumbering in structure, almost Victorian in the way it mucks about before settling into the yarn - but it winds up rich and troubling and moving and difficult to forget. Rather too obviously based on the life of famed war cameraman Neil Davis, it follows its hero from sylvan days in the hopfields of Tasmania to the warzones of Vietnam and Cambodia. The evocations of scented Asia, the journo/GI milieu, the chaos of battle are extremely strong.

Over time the hero's naive idealism is forged into - um, experienced idealism, as he comes to identify with the Cambodian people in particular. His ultimate fate is almost operatic in its awfulness.

The French have a word - sillage - which means the ineffable scent left in the air by a woman's passing. This book leaves a sillage. It is the gentle wash of sadness of the old survivors of those horrible South-East Asian wars, as they calculate the prices paid, and wonder at their meaning.

I recommend this book. It is like an old-fashioned Sunday roast - not necessarily the meal you'd choose, but richly satisfying at the end.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A wonderful piece of literature
'Highways to a War' is a wonder and interesting novel to read. It explores many intersting issues and concepts, including love, human suffering and friendships. Read more
Publié le Oct. 9 1999

1.0étoiles sur 5 Koch is a tired writer scooping into ideas he's already done
Everything about this novel seeks to remove the reader from what has all the makings of a terrific story. Read more
Publié le Avril 27 1999

5.0étoiles sur 5 A classic novel: thrilling fiction set around real events
No better way to get a feeling for Vietnam and Cambodia during the war years than through the eyes and emotions of a news photographer. Read more
Publié le Avril 4 1999

5.0étoiles sur 5 Realistic
You will feal like and want to be a wartime photographer after reading this book. Koch gives great detail from a different perspective on the war in Cambodia and Vietnam. Read more
Publié le Fév 11 1998

4.0étoiles sur 5 Evocative and emotional look at Vietnam and Cambodia wars
Koch has the ability to to make you feel the heat, eat the food,and live the lives of the people in Vietnam and Cambodia. Read more
Publié le Mai 21 1996

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