The Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-Hwan
'I beseech you to read this account' - Christopher Hitchens A magnificent, harrowing testimony to the voiceless victims of North Korea. Kang Chol-Hwan is the first survivor of a North Korean concentration camp to escape the 'hermit kingdom' and tell his story to the world. This memoir reveals the human suffering in his camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions and near-starvation rations. Kang eventually escaped to South Korea via China to give testimony to the hardships and atrocities that constitute the lives of the thousands of people still detained in the gulags today. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally gives eye-witness proof to this neglected chapter of modern history.
One of the most terrifying memoirs I have ever readAs the first such account to emerge from North Korea, it is destined to become a classic. * Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking *
I beseech you to read this account -- Christopher Hitchens
I beseech you to read this account -- Christopher Hitchens
Kang Chol-Hwan lives and works in Seoul, South Korea.
Pierre Rigoulot is one of the contributing editors to The Black Book of Communism, an international bestseller that has been published in twenty-eight languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843544999 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843544997 |
| Title | The Aquariums of Pyongyang |
| Author | Kang Chol Hwan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2006-02-09 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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