This novel is the Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. This beautifully disturbing work brings readers on a roller coaster journey through dark plots and story lines. There are many interesting characters and the main one is Pak Jun Do, an orphan who rises in the ranks and becomes a professional kidnapper and finally a national hero. Activities of the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il is detailed on a daily basis, through the eyes of a North Korean 'lost soul' citizen. The only person Jun Do loves is a movie star, Sun Moon, married (given as a present) to a general. Although he carries her picture literally on his heart, she is unaware of his love. Though this book can be difficult to digest, as propaganda, lies, corruption, and violence are in your face from the start, it is completely unlike anything that you've ever read before. It is captivating from the start to the end and whether it is the truths or imagination, read it with open mind and focus on the emotional pushes of the story rather than historical facts.
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Watch below clip for Insight interview with the author, Adam Johnson and how he gets his depiction of North Korea as an outsider.
Watch below clip for Insight interview with the author, Adam Johnson and how he gets his depiction of North Korea as an outsider.
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