Originally published in hardcover and in slightly different form in the United States in 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-316).
Summary
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.
