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Vann Nath
Cambodian writer and sculptor ()
Vann Nath | |
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Vann Nath after having received a copy of the Duch verdict on 12 August | |
| Born | Battambang, Cambodia, French Indochina |
| Died | 5 September () (aged&#;64–65) Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
| Education | Self-taught Painting at a Pagoda |
| Occupation(s) | Painter, writer |
Vann Nath (Khmer: វ៉ាន់ណាត; – 5 September )[1][2] was a Cambodian painter, artist, writer, and human rights activist.
He was the eighth Cambodian to win the Lillian Hellman/Hammett Award since He was one of only seven known adult survivors of S camp, where 20, Cambodians were tortured and executed during the Khmer Rouge regime (Democratic Kampuchea).
Biography
Vann Nath was born in Phum Sophy village, Srok Battambang district, Battambang Province in northwestern Cambodia. The exact date and year of his birth is unknown, but it was common for poor Cambodians born in rural areas not to have