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23%OFFBarbara Demick - Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea - 9781847081414 - V9781847081414
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Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea

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Description for Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea Paperback. A groundbreaking view into the lives of six ordinary citizens in the world's most secretive country, by an award-winning foreign correspondent. Num Pages: 314 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; BM; DNJ; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION A spectacular, definitive portrait of ordinary life within one of the world's most repressive states - North Korea. 'A most perceptive and eye-opening account of everyday life in North Korea' Jung Chang North Korea is Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet; where Gone with the Wind is a dangerous, banned book; and where during political rallies, spies study your expression to check your sincerity. Nothing to Envy weaves together the stories of adversity ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847081414
SKU
V9781847081414
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98

About Barbara Demick
Barbara Demick's coverage of the war in Sarajevo won the George Polk Award and the Robert F Kennedy Award, and she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting. She is now the Beijing Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times.

Reviews for Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea
A rare and valuable insight ... Nothing to Envy is a searchlight shining on a country cloaked in darkness
Alastair Mabbott
Herald
Barbara Demick's achievement is to restore a measure of humanity to 23 million human beings. Many scholars have pored over North Korea's atrocious history, its fearful politics, abysmal economics and blood-curdling propaganda. No writer I ... Read more

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