| Description |
273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Part One: North Korea. Even the Birds and Mice Can Hear You Whisper ; A Dangerous History ; Swallows and Magpies ; Tears of Blood ; The Dear Leader ; City of Dreams ; The Darkest Nights ; A Song for Chosun ; Jangmadang Generation ; The Lights of China ; Missing -- Part Two: China. The Other Side of Darkness ; A Deal with the Devil ; A Birthday Gift ; Dust and Bones ; Kidnapped ; Like Bread from the Sky ; Following the Stars -- Part Three: South Korea. The Freedom Birds ; Dreams and Nightmares ; A Hungry Mind ; Now on My Way to Meet You ; Amazing Grace ; Homecoming. |
| Summary |
"Park has told the harrowing story of her escape from North Korea as a child many times, but never before [now] has she revealed the most intimate and devastating details of the repressive society she was raised in and the enormous price she paid to escape"--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Park, Yeonmi, 1993-
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Refugees -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
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Defectors -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
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Korea (North) -- Biography.
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Escapes -- Korea (North)
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Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 1994-2011.
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Korea (North) -- Social conditions.
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| Added Author |
Vollers, Maryanne, author.
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| ISBN |
9781594206795 (hardcover) |
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1594206791 (hardcover) |
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