Henna ??????????: La Danseuse Du Cambodge (The Dancer from Cambodia)

By Jasemin Sibo

In a series of narrative poems, Henna : The Dancer from Cambodia travels back in time to the Golden Indochine era in the year 800 and goes forward to the mid-1970s, during a time of upheaval in Southeast Asia.
In ancient times, various kingdoms ruled the countries we now call Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Peninsular Malaysia. Gigantic elephants served mighty kings, and mythical celestial nymphs danced for gods. Dancers called Apsaras were believed to be part human and part angel, possessing exquisite beauty and grace. They served as the Royal Cambodian ballerinas and had the ability to change forms at will. One such dancer named Henna is thought to be a goddess reincarnated. As she grows into a beautiful young lady, she faces many challenges and threats that force her to choose between good and evil. Then, as she lives on through the centuries, she sees the change that occurs in her beloved Cambodiaincluding the coming of the Khmer Rouge in 1975, when nearly all the countrys artists were wiped out.
These narrative poems present a story of the human spirit, exploring Cambodian history, celebrating the ancient performing arts, and overcoming evil with love and grace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Release date: Jan 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781482855371

Jasemin Sibo

Jasemin Sibo is an Indochine Chinese native. Born in the picturesque valley of Ipoh, Malaysia, she grew up in the midst of lush tropical rainforests and near the azure Malacca Strait. She is an author, acrylic painter, performing artisan, and TV talent in Southeast Asia.

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978-1-4828-5537-1 (e)

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Contents

Henna

Dance of the Apsara Divinities

The Dancer

Golden Era of Angkor

Angkor Wat.

The Mahābhārata

Royal Ballerinas of Cambodia

Henna

Blossoming Rumduol

Jewels of the Palace

Ghosts

Aalex

J’adore

The Sacrifice

Henna embraces evil

Evil lives

Indochine

Indochine

Living Gems

Forbidden Danseurs

Diwali & Pchum Ben

Dance of the Apsara Divinities

Dance

Colors of Life

Dedicated to my Father

Thank you for instilling music in my life

"Somewhere in time,

a father’s sacrificial love intertwines

with his daughter’s admiration and orchestrates an

ever green repertoire." – Jasemin Sibo

Other novellas by this author….

Epiphany! A Collection of True Tragic Turned Candid Love Stories Satire.

Collection of semi-fictional short love stories

Printed in August 2014

Zhū 珠 Pearl: Daughters of War

Bilingual in English and Chinese

Dramatic fiction.

Inspired from author’s late maternal grandmother and mother

Printed in February 2015

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Henna

पीतातिरक्त

La Danseuse du Cambodge

(The dancer from Cambodia)

Henna is a novella which begins with history and ends with an unknown future….

You, have the power to chart this future course….

Traveling past in time during the height of the ancient glorious Indochine era year 800…

An exotic period where gigantic elephants served mighty Kings…

And celestial mythical nymphs dance for Gods and deities….

Apsaras

An Ode to Dancers

Golden Era of Angkor

The Mahābhārata

Apsaras

Royal Ballerinas of Cambodia

Henna

Blossoming Rumduol

Jewels of the Palace

Ghosts

Aalex

J’adore

The Sacrifice

Henna Embraces Evil

Evil Lives

Indochine

… Dancing Artisans

… Gems Enclave

Living Gems

Forbidden Danseurs

… Khmer Rouge

Diwali & Pchum Ben

… Lights, Water and the Moon

Dance of the Apsara Divinities

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