![]() The aid work scene is so contradictory, there are so many amazing and dedicated people, both local and expatriate, but then there’s this really dark side that I don’t think gets shown often. In 2007, I scored a job in Cambodia and found out what the expat scene is like. I started working for aid agencies when the 2004 tsunami happened…and through that a lot of my writing and work was about Southeast Asia. What originally drew you to Cambodia, and how did the kingdom inspire your writing? A world away from Cambodia, in a smart, gleaming white café in Melbourne’s inner north, KYD Online Editor Emily Laidlaw sat down with Australian author Laura Jean McKay to discuss her extraordinary short story collection, Holiday in Cambodia, which tackles cultural memory and the questionable role of tourism in developing nations. ![]() ![]() ![]() These days, tourists are steadily flowing into the kingdom, and its ancient temples and Killing Fields are now entered via a ticket booth. Much has changed in Cambodia since Pol Pot’s regime came to a bloodied end in 1979. ![]()
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