Lim Il, Adam Zulawnik (Australia Monash University)

Interviews with North Korean Defectors

From Kim Shin-jo to Thae Yong-ho

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally compiled and written by North Korean defector and author Lim Il, this English-language edition, thoroughly annotated by Dr. Adam Zulawnik, is a fascinating collection of thirty-four interviews with highly prominent North Korean defectors residing in South Korea.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Advances in Korean Studies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780367716158
• ISBN-10: 0367716151
• Artikelnr.: 67822225

Autorenporträt

Lim Il is a regular contributor to Tong'il Shinmun (Unity News). He is himself a North Korean defector, having previously worked as a construction worker in Kuwait. He has authored multiple books in Korean. Adam Zulawnik is an Academy of Korean Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia. He was a founding member of the Korean Studies program at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His current research focuses on the translation of the Korean and Japanese languages in political and historical settings.

Inhaltsangabe

Map 1. East Asia; Map 2. North Korea; Map 3. Central Pyongyang; Critical introduction from Adam Zulawnik; Source text introduction by Lim Il; Acknowledgements; Translation Teams; 1. Kim Shin-jo Korean People's Army soldier
pastor; 2. Ahn Chan-il Korean People's Army soldier
chairman of Sungy Dongji association; 3. Chon Chol-woo Exchange student in Germany
president of Gohyang FS; 4. Kang Chol-hwan Yodok Prison Camp inmate
chairman of the North Korea Strategy Center; 5. Im Young-sun Korean People's Army soldier
chairman of the Committee for the Nine Northern Korean Provinces; Special column: South Korean defectors and North Korean defector-residents; 6. Kim Tae-bom North Korean logger in Russia
director of the Peace Unith Korea Defectore Alliance; 7. Kang Myung-do Premier Kang Sung-san's son-in-law
university professor; 8. Cho Myung-chul Teacher at Kim Il-Sung university
member of the 19th National Assembly (2012), politician; 9. Ahn Myeong-cheol Security guard in the Korean People's Army
president of NK Watch; 10. Jeong Seong-san Korean People's Army soldier
musical director; Special column: North Korean defector-residents and naming problems; 11. Rhee Min-bok Agricultural researcher
leader of anti-North Korean balloon propaganda program; 12. Han Yong-su Korean People's Army soldier
first North Korean metro train operator; 13. Jeong Nam Railway worker
president of Glov Co., Ltd. (sunflower oil producer); 14. Shim Ju-il Korean People's Army soldier
head of North Korean Soldiers of Christ Association; 15. Kim Seong-min Korean People's Army soldier
founder and president of Free North Korea Radio; Special column: Arrival support and benefits; 16. Park Sang-hak trader
chairperson of Fighters for a Free North Korea; 17. Hong Sun-kyung North Korean envoy to Thailand
North Korea expert; 18. Joo Myung-shin University teacher
chairperson of North Korean Defector Artists' Association; 19. Park Kwang-il Middle school teacher
chair of Youth Forum of North Korea Democratization; 20. Song Byeok Jik'gwan seondong (propaganda) operative
artist; Special column: Displaced persons and North Korean defector-residents; 21. Kim Tae-san President of Joseon-Czech joint footwear venture
North Korea expert; 22. Joo Seung-hyun Korean People's Army soldier
university professor; 23. Kim Heung-kwang University teacher
director of the North Korean Intellectuals Solidarity; 24. Jeon Ju-myeong Youth worker
president of Unity Preparations North Korean Defectors' Association; 25. Park Seong-jin University student
Sohaegeum musician; Special column: North Korean defector-residents and South Korean politics; 26. Park Myung-ho Party loyalist
first North Korean defector-resident diver; 27. Ji Seong-ho Disabled youth
president of NAUH; 28. Lee Ung-gil University student
president of Saeteomin Lounge; 29. Jang Se-yul University teacher
president of Gyeore'eol Unification Solidarity; 30. Choi Hyeon-jun Protection agent
president of Unification Future Solidarity; Special column: Other notable North Korean defector-residents; 31. Kim In-chul Trader
president of Jiwon Publishing; 32. Im Kang-jin Korean People's Army soldier
private business owner; 33. Thae Yong-ho North Korean minister in the UK
North Korea expert; Afterword from the author; 34. Exclusive interview with author Lim Il Construction worker in Kuwait
writer; Select bibliography