This week, the book called "“Vanishing Act: A Glimpse Into Cambodia’s World of Magic” accompanied by a photo exhibit from the research, was on display at an event at the Meta House in Phnom Penh. VOA Khmer's Phorn Bopha reports.
Multimedia Project Documents Cambodia’s Disappearing Magic
![A young woman views a photo of Buth Oeun, a fortune teller in Preah Sihanoukville, who uses cards to tell people’s fortune.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9f5cce2d-caa2-487b-9107-56c88f3d8143_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A young woman views a photo of Buth Oeun, a fortune teller in Preah Sihanoukville, who uses cards to tell people’s fortune.
![Book signing at ‘Meta House’ gallery in Phnom Penh.](https://gdb.voanews.com/513badbd-4ef1-4b9c-9f06-3afdab513a03_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Book signing at ‘Meta House’ gallery in Phnom Penh.
![Visitors take a closer look at another fortune teller, Seim Chantha, holding three smoked cigarettes in his hand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d358c01a-cd11-403b-b6f1-140355c9bb53_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors take a closer look at another fortune teller, Seim Chantha, holding three smoked cigarettes in his hand.
![Visitors skim through the ‘Vanishing Act’ at the book launch Thursday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/61a6c43a-4df2-404d-b190-7003c680dd7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors skim through the ‘Vanishing Act’ at the book launch Thursday.
![Author Ryun Patterson and photographer Rick Valenzuela posed with a Cambodian student who helped with the translation of the ‘Vanishing Act’.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7ef71a8f-bc1b-46ec-a1f2-749b1310a1c0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Author Ryun Patterson and photographer Rick Valenzuela posed with a Cambodian student who helped with the translation of the ‘Vanishing Act’.