October 20th
I signed up to spend my entire weekend at an event, which was located in Siem Reap called Khmer Literature Festival. It was a really fascinating event to be a part of. I met lots of both young and old writers as well as poets coming together to share about works they had done. There were lots of interesting books that were being shown at the festival. Listening to writers’ experiences, I really feel like they were so inspiring and some speeches were really got me shifted me onto thinking about writing my own book too. As I heard, stories that were written were really related to author’s real life or an actual person’s life. Besides books, there was a circus show during the event as well, which I enjoyed a lot. I was also glad to see the art performance that was done by a Cambodian grandpa that was at about his 70s. The performance was like a tail that was told from generation to generation, so he was acting as various characters using different voices.
I am also proud to share my opinion about this first-ever event that was being held for its first time in Siem Reap as well.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5088513/khmer-literature-festival-draws-bookworms/