{"product_id":"cambodia-a-book-for-people-who-find-television-too-slow-paperback","title":"Cambodia: A Book for People Who Find Television Too Slow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cambodia: A Book For People Who Find Television Too Slow\" is a ferociously brilliant book that challenges its readers to see the world with new eyes, in a new light. Through an arresting division of its pages-- thriteen wildly imaginative short stories at the top, and a passionate essay on colonialism and Southeast Asia at the bottom, running like a Mekong River footnote throughout the book-- Brian Fawcett startles, amuses, and infuriates his hooked readers with juxtaposed images and penetrating insights into the media jungle that defines our age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike subtitles read in a foreign film, the pace of \"Cambodia\" accelerates, and the reader's eye quickens as the work unfolds. Soon, \"Cambodia\" is moving more swiftly than the images on the evening news, showing us that the book's title is not an enigma, but a realistic description of its remarkably interactive contents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Fawcett's passion stirs us to resist the annihilation of memory and imagination in our society, lest we lose \"our right to remember our pasts and envision new futures\" in a violent world where \"Cambodia is as near as your television set.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCambodia: A Book For People Who Find Television Too Slow is a ferociously brilliant book that challenges its readers to see the world with new eyes, in a new light. Through an arresting division of its pages-- thriteen wildly imaginative short stories at the top, and a passionate essay on colonialism and Southeast Asia at the bottom, running like a Mekong River footnote throughout the book-- Brian Fawcett startles, amuses, and infuriates his hooked readers with juxtaposed images and penetrating insights into the media jungle that defines our age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike subtitles read in a foreign film, the pace of \"Cambodia\" accelerates, and the reader's eye quickens as the work unfolds. Soon, \"Cambodia\" is moving more swiftly than the images on the evening news, showing us that the book's title is not an enigma, but a realistic description of its remarkably interactive contents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Fawcett's passion stirs us to resist the annihilation of memory and imagination in our society, lest we lose \"our right to remember our pasts and envision new futures\" in a violent world where \"Cambodia is as near as your television set.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Fawcett is a Canadian novelist and poet based in Toronto, Ontario. After graduating from Simon Fraser University, he worked as an urban planner before becoming a full-time writer while also teaching creative writing in a maximum-security prison. His other works include \u003ci\u003eCapital Tales \u003c\/i\u003e(1984)\u003ci\u003e, The Secret Journal of Alexandre \u003c\/i\u003e(1985), and \u003ci\u003eFriends \u003c\/i\u003e(1971).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.52 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47576118460664,"sku":"9780020321507","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/OUJLQ3kzc2tkcUh2TkNBYitONnJRUT09.webp?v=1764723356","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/cambodia-a-book-for-people-who-find-television-too-slow-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}