Nothing To Envy

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Barbara Demick: Nothing To Envy (Paperback, 2010, Granta, GRANTA BOOKS)

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Published April 29, 2010 by Granta, GRANTA BOOKS.

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978-1-84708-141-4
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Follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years, a chaotic period that saw the rise to power of Kim Jong Il and the devastation of a famine that killed one-fifth of the population, illustrating what it means to live under the most repressive totalitarian regime today.

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This is the most depressing thing I have read in a while. But if you're at all interested in North Korea, this is quite a good book. The audio edition is worth it, mostly to hear the names pronounced correctly.

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