 Drawing from this matchless wellspring of riches, he was able to convey, in writings both knowledgeable and sensitive, the ties and emotions that bound him to the land of the Khmer and its singular culture.In addition to his extensive body of scholarly writings on the art, archaeology and history of the Khmer people of Cambodia, Groslier's books include detailed travelogues as well as works of fiction – such as the novel "Retour à l'Argile" ("Return to Clay" (1928)), which won "Le prix de littérature colonial" (Grand Prize of Colonial Literature) in 1929 – describing his impressions of, and interactions with, Cambodians.Both institutions he founded, the National Museum of Cambodia and the Royal University of Fine Arts, are still in operation today.