Nothing to envy : ordinary lives in North Korea

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Follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years, a chaotic period that saw the rise to power of Kim Jong Il and the devastation of a famine that killed one-fifth of the population, illustrating what it means to live under the most repressive totalitarian regime today.

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ISBN:

9780385523912

Edition:

Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition

Description:

xii, 316 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-316)

Contents:

Holding Hands In The Dark Chapter
Tainted Blood
The True Believer
Fade To Black
Victorian Romance --Twilight Of The God
Two Beer Bottles For Your IV
The Accordion And The Blackboard
The Good Die First
Mothers Of Invention
Wandering Swallows
Sweet Disorder
Frogs In The Well
The River
The Epiphany
The Bartered Bride
Open Your Eyes, Shut Your Mouth
The Promised Land
Strangers In The Homeland
Reunions

LCCN:

2010483226

Control Number:

3331959

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