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This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood by Hyok Kang (English) Paperback Bo
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Numero oggetto eBay:396887082008
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- Condizione
- ISBN-13
- 9780349118659
- Type
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- Publication Name
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group The Limited
ISBN-10
0349118655
ISBN-13
9780349118659
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53572537
Product Key Features
Book Title
This Is Paradise!
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Sociology / General, American Government / General, Asia / Korea
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2023-285583
Reviews
'An engrossing picture of a nation that remains closed to the world, aptly described as the Jurasic Park of communism' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'This is a rare and precious insight into the most obscure regime on earth through the startled and observant eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy... The most penetrating account of life in North Korea I have ever read' Jon Snow, 'An engrossing picture of a nation that remains closed to theworld, aptly described as the "Jurasic Park of communism' SCOTLAND ONSUNDAY'This is an extraordinary story: a simple, yet luminous, account ofwhat it means to grow up in one of the world's little known and mostoppressive dictatorships. This North Korean Harry Potter has the evilsof tyranny to contend with and escape is the hard road to an asylumwhich is hardly that'Lisa Appignanesi'This is a rare and precious insight into the most obscure regime onearth through the startled and observant eyes of a thirteen-year-oldboy who not only escaped but survived to tell this harrowing yetintriguing tale. The most penetrating account of life in North Korea Ihave ever read' Jon Snow'Kang recounts his life with the kind of deadpan detail that is allthe more powerful for its quiet understatement . . . His capacity as astoryteller turns out to be masterly . . . The result is a small jewelof a book, one that moves you with compassion while educating you bystealth' Mail on Sunday'An important and necessary read' Traveller Magazine, This is an extraordinary story: a simple, yet luminous, account of what it means to grow up in one of the world's little known and most oppressive dictatorships. This North Korean Harry Potter has the evils of tyranny to contend with and escape is the ha-- Lisa Appignanesi, 'An engrossing picture of a nation that remains closed to the world, aptly described as the "Jurasic Park of communism' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'This is an extraordinary story: a simple, yet luminous, account of what it means to grow up in one of the world', An engrossing picture of a nation that remains closed to the world, aptly described as the "Jurasic Park of communism''-- SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY, Kang recounts his life with the kind of deadpan detail that is all the more powerful for its quiet understatement . . . His capacity as a storyteller turns out to be masterly . . . The result is a small jewel of a book, one that moves you with compassion-- MAIL ON SUNDAY, This is a rare and precious insight into the most obscure regime on earth through the startled and observant eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy who not only escaped but survived to tell this harrowing yet intriguing tale. The most penetrating account of life in North Korea I have ever read-- Jon Snow
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
951.93043092
Synopsis
Hyok Kang was eighteen when he escaped from North Korea, a country locked away from the outside world. This personal, illustrated account of school days in a rigidly communist institution and everyday life with his family and community provides a rare glimpse of this secretive nation. His shocking and moving portrayal bears witness to this spirited young boy's resilience and survival in a society forced to operate under the shadow of labour camps, public executions and the deception of UN representatives by Korean officials. When the famine comes so too does death by starvation of friends and close ones, and Hyok Kang watches as his classmates drop out of school one by one, too weak to attend. All this is normal. After all, the propaganda North Koreans are fed by their government insists that compared to the rest of the world, this is paradise! Hyok Kang's childhood and courageous escape through China Vietnam and Cambodia to South Korea is a remarkable story that goes to the heart of a nation living under a disturbing delusion of 'paradise'., Now in B Format.A fascinating account and expose of the hardships suffered in North Korea under the regime of Kim Jong-il.Hyok Kang was eighteen when he escaped from North Korea, a country locked away from the outside world. This personal, illustrated account of school days in a rigidly communist institution and everyday life with his family and community provides a rare glimpse of this secretive nation.His shocking and moving portrayal bears witness to this spirited young boy's resilience and survival in a society forced to operate under the shadow of labour camps, public executions and the deception of UN representatives by Korean officials. When the famine comes so too does death by starvation of friends and close ones, and Hyok Kang watches as his classmates drop out of school one by one, too weak to attend. All this is normal. After all, the propaganda North Koreans are fed by their government insists that compared to the rest of the world, this is paradise! Hyok Kang's childhood and courageous escape through China Vietnam and Cambodia to South Korea is a remarkable story that goes to the heart of a nation living under a disturbing delusion of 'paradise'., Hyok Kang was eighteen when he escaped from North Korea, a country locked away from the outside world. This personal, illustrated account of school days in a rigidly communist institution and everyday life with his family and community provides a rare glimpse of this secretive nation. His shocking and moving portrayal bears witness to this spirited young boy's resilience and survival in a society forced to operate under the shadow of labour camps, public executions and the deception of UN representatives by Korean officials. When the famine comes so too does death by starvation of friends and close ones, and Hyok Kang watches as his classmates drop out of school one by one, too weak to attend. All this is normal. After all, the propaganda North Koreans are fed by their government insists that compared to the rest of the world, this is paradise Hyok Kang's childhood and courageous escape through China Vietnam and Cambodia to South Korea is a remarkable story that goes to the heart of a nation living under a disturbing delusion of 'paradise'., A fascinating account and exposeacute; of the hardships suffered in North Korea under the regime of Kim Jong-il, "This is Paradise!" is a shocking and moving portrayal of scenes of every day life in North Korea, a secretive and brutal nation. Hyok Kang writes of the public executions, the labor camps and mines, the punishment for "anti-social behavior," the secret watching of Beijing television, and the spies everywhere who help enforce the regime. When the famine comes, so does death by starvation of friends and close ones, cannibalism, and political purge. All this is normal for Hyok Kang. After all, the propaganda North Koreans are fed by their government insists that compared to the rest of the world, this is paradise! Woven into this portrayal is the individual story of a young boy and his migration to China as an asylum seeker. This is his story of suffering and survival, and is a rare glimpse of a nation closed to the outside world.
LC Classification Number
HN730.6
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