Mr. Rangsey is a wealthy man in Phnom Penh who lives in the house Sopeap the teacher lived in when the housekeeper, Samnang, and Sopeap’s son were killed. Sopeap wishes to die in that same house, since her family did, and though Mr. Rangsey initially refuses, when he hears she was once a teacher, he graciously gives permission, since his own father was a teacher killed by the Khmer Rouge as well.
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Mr. Rangsey Character Timeline in The Rent Collector
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Chapter Twenty-Nine
...and meet a well-dressed man at the front door, who announces himself as the homeowner, Mr. Rangsey . After confirming that Sang Ly is there to see the old woman, the man...
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...of the dying elephant, and rain begins to fall “like elephant tears.” Sang Ly and Mr. Rangsey start to move the bed, but Sopeap insists she wants to be left in the...
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...reflecting that her husband is a hero. As Ki wakes, he tells Sang Ly that Mr. Rangsey said they could stay the night, but instead they opt to walk home to Sopeap’s...
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