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Vaddey Ratner

Vaddey Ratner

Vaddey Ratner

Vaddey Ratner was five years old when the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975. Having endured four years under the brutal regime, she arrived in the United States in 1981 as a refugee not knowing English and eventually went on to graduate summa cum laude from Cornell University, where she specialized in Southeast Asian history and literature. She lives in Potomac, Maryland.

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In the Shadow of the Banyan will be released on June 06, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
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Montgomery Village Patch, May 17, 2013
...children's author Tommy Greenwald. Hysterically funny and great for middle grade boys!   Before that, I read Vaddey Ratner's "In the Shadow of the Banyan," a fictionalized version of her true story of being born into the Cambodian royal family and,...
Baltimore Sun, May 10, 2013
...501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore Future: Other authors in the series include Jane Green on Sept. 23 and Vaddey Ratner on Oct. 21...
Salon, May 5, 2013
...This piece originally appeared on . At the opening night reading for PEN’s� , Jamaica Kincaid chose to read not from her newest novel,� See Now Then, but from John Milton’s� Paradise Lost. The� Reader� caught up with the renowned Caribbean...
Montgomery Village Patch, May 2, 2013
...To Do?” – Jennifer Harlow New Voices in Fiction – Emily Jeanne Miller, Abigail Tarttelin Cultural Explorations – Vaddey Ratner, Manil Suri The Mommy Bloggers – Amber Dusick, Jill Smokler Baseball and Society – Tom Dunkel, Tom Oliphant...
Eyes In, April 26, 2013
...Eduardo Galeano, Fran Lebowitz, Germany, Nigeria, NYC Arts, PEN, PEN World Voices Festival, Salman Rushdie, Sapphire, Ursula Krechel, Vaddey Ratner For one week each spring, the PEN World Voices Festival showcases the work of more than 50 international...
Huffington Post, April 14, 2013
...Nelson, Patrick Ness, Katherine Paterson, Daniel Pink, Andrea and Brian Pinkney, Matthew Quick, Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome, Vaddey Ratner, Christel Schmidt, Jon and Casey Scieszka, Chad "Corntassel" Smith, Andrew Solomon, Sonya Sones, Walter...
Baltimore Sun, April 1, 2013
...Future: Other authors in the series include Lisa Scottoline on May 20, Jane Green on Sept. 23 and Vaddey Ratner on Oct. 21. Tickets: $25. Subscriptions, $90. Subscribers will have a VIP reception with the author at 6:30 p.m. and free parking...
San Diego Magazine, May 11, 2013
...drugs, a Vegas wedding, and a shoplifting spree through the South. In the Shadow of the Banyan By Vaddey Ratner A seven-year-old girl struggles to survive life in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge, just after her father is executed. The writing is...
Baltimore Sun, May 10, 2013
...501 N. Calvert St., Baltimore Future: Other authors in the series include Jane Green on Sept. 23 and Vaddey Ratner on Oct. 21...
Chevy Chase Patch, May 6, 2013
...To Do?” – Jennifer Harlow New Voices in Fiction – Emily Jeanne Miller, Abigail Tarttelin Cultural Explorations – Vaddey Ratner, Manil Suri The Mommy Bloggers – Amber Dusick, Jill Smokler Baseball and Society – Tom Dunkel, Tom Oliphant...
Potomac Patch, May 6, 2013
...To Do?” – Jennifer Harlow New Voices in Fiction – Emily Jeanne Miller, Abigail Tarttelin Cultural Explorations – Vaddey Ratner, Manil Suri The Mommy Bloggers – Amber Dusick, Jill Smokler Baseball and Society – Tom Dunkel, Tom Oliphant...
Bethesda Patch, May 6, 2013
...To Do?” – Jennifer Harlow New Voices in Fiction – Emily Jeanne Miller, Abigail Tarttelin Cultural Explorations – Vaddey Ratner, Manil Suri The Mommy Bloggers – Amber Dusick, Jill Smokler Baseball and Society – Tom Dunkel, Tom Oliphant...
Gaithersburg Patch, May 6, 2013
...To Do?” – Jennifer Harlow New Voices in Fiction – Emily Jeanne Miller, Abigail Tarttelin Cultural Explorations – Vaddey Ratner, Manil Suri The Mommy Bloggers – Amber Dusick, Jill Smokler Baseball and Society – Tom Dunkel, Tom Oliphant “38...
Salon, May 5, 2013
...This piece originally appeared on . At the opening night reading for PENâs , Jamaica Kincaid chose to read not from her newest novel, See Now Then, but from John Miltonâs Paradise Lost. The Reader caught up with the renowned Caribbean...