Rental University

Author: Cameron Wright Publication date: 2025 Book classification: Story and Novel Publisher: Sadrā Number of pages: 306 About the novel: K.Lim and Sang Lee fight daily for survival in Stung Manchi, the largest landfill in Cambodia. They earn their daily bread by collecting recyclable waste from the trash, and add to the difficulty of their lives their child Nisay, who is frequently ill, and the extra expenses for medicines that do not cure him. When things get worse, Sang Lee learns a secret about the sharp woman they call "Rental University," who comes every month to demand money, a secret that goes back to the Khmer Rouge days, and pushes waves that change everyone who passes through them. "Rental University" simply describes how reading changed life, and how anyone can "rise from the ashes" anywhere.