Jang Jin-Sung

Dear Leader

North Korea's senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime

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Produktbeschreibung

Among his tasks were developing the founding myth of North Korea, posing undercover as a South Korean intellectual and writing epic poems in support of the dictator, Kim Jong-il. Young and ambitious, his patriotic work secured him a bizarre audience with Kim Jong-il himself, thus granting him special status as one of the 'Admitted'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK / Rider
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 696210
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9781846044212
• ISBN-10: 1846044219
• Artikelnr.: 41196419

Autorenporträt

Jang Jin-sung is a former court poet, and propagandist, for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Since leaving the country he has become a bestselling author and media sensation. He has been awarded the Rex Warner Literary Prize and read his poetry at London's Cultural Olympiad in 2012. He now lives in South Korea and is Editor-in-Chief of New Focus International, an authoritative website reporting on North Korea (http://newfocusintl.com).

Rezensionen

A searing true story that takes the reader to some of the most frightening places on earth...utterly compelling...real lyricism...As an historical document, this is an enormously important book that deserves the widest possible readership. As a story of survival, it is an instant classic. The Times