Year of the Rabbit

"At once stark and vivid, Year of the Rabbit is a stupendous achievement, comparable to Agnieszka Holland’s Europa Europa and Art Spiegelman’s Maus."—NPR Best of 2020

“A sense of dread pervades almost every panel.”—Phnom Penh Post

“Tian shows how horror can become everyday… [Year of the Rabbit] vibrates with a thousand details that show the dogmatic absurdity of the executioners and the hope that can still survive in victims on the edge of the abyss.”—Telerama

"Written and drawn with documentary precision, but also great sensitivity and tenderness. A triumph."—Le Figaro

"Tian Veasna’s brilliant and powerful book about the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, and the experiences of his family under the regime [makes] easy work of complex political history. But it’s also exquisitely spare. Sometimes, there is nothing to be said; no words are adequate." —Rachel Cooke, The Guardian

"Tian Veasna’s Year of the Rabbit documents in granular detail the society’s quick descent into terror... the beauty of the drawings a counterpoint to the depicted misery, with those interned there working back- and spirit-breaking hours at manual labour, while beloved relatives and friends disappear, never to be seen again. Against this hellish background, again, there are small bits of luck and minor kindnesses that stand out all the more starkly."
—The Globe & Mail

"Year of the Rabbit movingly depicts the rising terror of the Khmer Rouge years... Veasna’s energetic, loose lines are perfectly suited to capturing the nuances of the chaos and confusion." —The Times Literary Supplement