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the rent collector by camron wright welcome about books in times of rain and war saving rachel mccally the rent collector the orphan keeper the other side of the bridge letters for emily christmas by accident drivel faq contact the rent collector survival for ki lim and sang ly is a daily battle at stung meanchey the largest municipal waste dump in all of cambodia they make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill child nisay and the added expense of medicines that are not working just when things seem worst sang ly learns a secret about the ill tempered rent collector who comes demanding money a secret that sets in motion a tide that will change the life of everyone it sweeps past the rent collector is a story of hope of one woman s journey to save her son and another woman s chance at redemption it demonstrates that even in a dump in cambodia perhaps especially in a dump in cambodia everyone deserves a second chance though the book is a work of fiction it was inspired by real people who lived at the stung meanchey dump in cambodia for more information click the link to learn about river of victory a documentary filmed by the author s son that follows sang ly s journey the rent collector was named book of the year gold winner by foreword magazine best novel of the year at the whitney awards and was a nominee for the prestigious international dublin literary award in addition to north america the rent collector has also been published in turkey indonesia norway korea and spain purchase now free prime shipping plus exciting news the rent collector has been adapted for younger readers this special edition is geared for readers who are approximately 8 to 13 years of age click here to order your copy today reviews a beautifully told story about the perseverance of the human spirit and the importance of standing up for what s right booklist american library association the rent collector is an amazing piece of literature and a must read for every book club sean covey new york times bestselling author compelling insightful and engaging the characters were complex interesting and evolving wendy ulrich new york times bestselling author the rent collector offers inspiration insights into an individual s striving to exist and provide for family kathleen ellis delta kappa gamma society of outstanding women educators it s not only a wonderfully uplifting story but a captivating portrayal of those values in action richard lorenc distinguished faculty university of st francis joliet illinois this book is a beautiful story of hope carmen rasmusen herbert country music artist stunning a passionately poignant work a todd smith emmy winning director a rich and rewarding tale of hope jenny lyons the king s english bookshop click the tabs for a pronunciation guide a reading guide author videos and more pronunciation guide reading guide author videos referenced literature books that inspired the work we ve included pronunciations for several frequently used names and places in the rent collector for the sake of clarity we show how a native khmer speaker would pronounce the word and well as a non native speaker reading guide print the reading discussion questions by clicking the link or the icon video comments from the author for several of the questions are included below don t feel like every question with its corresponding video must be discussed select only those most appropriate for your group and adapt your group s discussion according to interest spoiler alert if you haven t yet read the book we suggest you do so before you review the reading discussion questions or watch the videos below as they discuss elements of story and plot introduction reading guide question one reading guide question two reading guide question three reading guide question four reading guide question five reading guide question six reading guide question seven reading guide question eight reading guide question nine reading guide question ten reading guide question eleven reading guide question twelve reading guide question thirteen reading guide question fourteen reading guide question fifteen conclusion since several pieces of classical literature and one or two contemporary pieces are referenced or quoted in the rent collector i thought it may be of interest if i provide added history on those pieces some i used in their entirety others i simply referenced with one noted exception all are in the public domain and readily available online they are listed by their order of appearance dancing monkeys a short piece of literature i included in its entirety is attributed to aesop if you trust wikipedia and in this case i do aesop was a greek writer credited with a number of popular fables some accounts say he was a slave others a black ethiopian regardless it s astounding to consider that over 2 500 years later his work is still being recited in books films plays and media programs tum teav referenced in the rent collector has been called cambodia s romeo and juliet it s a classic tragic love story attributed to buddhist monk preah botumthera som and was popularized by writer george chigas in 1915 reamker again simply referenced is a cambodian epic poem known among the khmer people for its portrayal in dance theatre in the reamker topics of trust loyalty love and revenge play out in dramatic encounters among princes and giants monkeys and mermaids and a forlorn princess moby dick by american author herman melville was first published in 1851 a shortened version of the translated story is read by sang ly and several lines of dialogue revolve around the plot melville s work is rich with symbolism and metaphor and is considered by many to be a treasure in the world of literature the download is a large file so be patient it s worth the wait however as it s melville s orginal 1851 version of the classic sarann the story of the khmer cinderella crafted to meet the specific needs of pacing and style for the rent collector was patterned after numerous versions from an array of countries sarann is indeed ye xian in china tattercoats in england aschenputtel in germany critheanach in scotland nyasha in africa and cinderella in north america if there is an interest an actual khmer version of the cinderella story was documented and told by dr jewell r coburn in her book angkat the cambodian cinderella love forever a poem presented as sopeap s book is included in its entirety it was written by joni buehner and is the one work referenced besides those i created that is not in the public domain it simply fit so well into the story i asked joni for permission to use it and she kindly agreed tiger road was actually derived from long odds a story by sir henry rider haggard the final version included in the rent collector aptly demonstrates the countless factors a writer must consider when crafting a novel originally i had sang ly read the short story long odds in its entirety on her bus trip to the province however the story s length and unusual style so removed the reader from my own story i worried about bringing them back next i shortened long odds but that wasn t enough then rather than have sang ly read it i tried having her relate the story from her point of view almost there but not quite in order to offer a more asian feeling to the scene it is cambodia after all i changed the names and location to protect the innocent the lions in long odds became tigers africa became india and the title became tiger road now i m sure rider haggard is rolling over in his grave but he s dead and i m not so that s the way it will stay that all said i highly recommend you give the original version a read haggard was a celebrated writer and his work is most entertaining pyramus and thisbe are characters from roman mythology and a story of ill fated love that is said to have inspired romeo and juliet the story of pyramus and thisbe is mentioned by sang ly as being one she read with sopeap like long odds noted above i originally included the entire story but later opted to reference only select parts there are several versions but i have linked just one others can be found online the phoenix bird much like the story of cinderella can be found in the mythologies of numerous civilizations arabian persian greek roman egyptian chinese indian and according to sanchuniathon phoenician once again for reasons of style and pacing i chose to use the version slightly edited by hans christian andersen 1850 there are other classical works from cambodia and around the world mentioned only by name in the rent collector but they are not listed here stories aren t created in a vacuum at least not mine while the rent collector was inspired by the real life journey of sang ly and ki lim as portrayed in the documentary film river of victory i also relied on several wonderful books for reference and inspiration a few of the more prominent are listed below to destroy you is no loss the odyssey of a cambodian family the story of teeda butt mam as told by joan d criddle this book is life changing and highly recommended if you think your life is full of problems read this story i used it as a reference to accurately portray sopeap s experience with the khmer rouge how to read literature like a professor by thomas c foster i know how to read literature like a professorthis book sounds dare i say it boring it turns out it s just the opposite this books is funny thought provoking and extremely well written did i mention it was also a new york times bestseller the writer s journey 2nd edition mythic structure for writers by christopher vogler this book explores ideas from joseph campbell s the hero s journey if you enjoy literature story elements and wonder about questions like why do the same plots repeat over and over again then this book is for you if you are a writer it s a must read reading like a writer by francine prose in the same vein as how to read literature like a professor this book proclaims itself a guide for people who love books and for those who want to write them it was also a new york times bestseller secret formulas of the wizard of ads by roy h williams this is a book on advertising but it s also one of the best books on writing and on life that i ve ever read thank you roy williams water for elephants by sara gruen i know what you re thinking why would a book about a depression era circus be used to write about cambodia i wanted to write my story in first person present tense which is more unusual most fiction is written from the third person voice or if it is written first person it s often past tense i kept trying to use this narrative style but the story was screaming that it needed to be present tense so to get a better feel for the task at hand i dropped by my local bookstore and began to peruse water for elephants popped up as an excellent example and sara gruen is an accomplished writer so there you go if you loved the rent collector try camron s latest in times of rain and war learn more books by camron books by camron share the dream an author s best advertising is word of mouth if you read one of my books and love it please take the time to share on social media and with family and friends quick links about drivel other writing faq contact 2024 camron wright all rights reserved