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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Barbara Demick ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0385523904, 9780385523905
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Page: 161

€�North Korean defectors often find it hard to settle down. UPDATE: On Monday, December 20th, the North Korean government reported that Kim Jong Il died as a result of heart attack. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick is a powerful book that details the lives of six men and women. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea. It is not easy for somebody who's escaped a totalitarian country to live in the free world. "Karen White delivers a stunning reading; her character interpretations are confident and well-rounded, and she forges a strong bond with the audience. + The title of the author's latest book aptly describes life for North Koreans today: There is nothing to envy. Few people have any idea what goes on in North Korea—not just because they're ignorant, but because it's difficult to get any information on the topic. The success of the regime there. Imagine the worst privations possible and you begin to visualize horrors that defy credulity. €�Is Psy from North Korea?” No, no he's not. When I woke up this morning and saw that Kim Jong-Il, the North Korean dictator had died, I was thankful that I had read Nothing to Envy a few months ago.