Nothing To Envy: Ordinary Lives In North Korea by Barbara Demick

In this landmark addition to the literature of totalitarianism, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il (the father of Kim Jong-un), and a devastating famine that killed one-fifth of the population. Demick brings to life what it means to be living under the most repressive regime today—an Orwellian world that is by choice not connected to the Internet, where displays of affection are punished, informants are rewarded, and an offhand remark can send a person to the gulag for life. She takes us deep inside the country, beyond the reach of government censors, and through meticulous and sensitive reporting we see her subjects fall in love, raise families, nurture ambitions, and struggle for survival. This 2015 Spiegel & Grau Paperback is in fair condition. Very worn.

ISBN: 9780385523912 SKU: 1578839 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1578839
Location: Non Fiction