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Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee--A Look Inside North Korea

Hardcover • 2014 • English

Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee--A Look Inside North Korea

By Jang Jin-sung

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About the book

THE STORY THEY COULDN'T HACK: In this rare insider’s view into contemporary North Korea, a high-ranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to Kim Jong-il and his breathtaking escape to freedom. “The General will now enter the room.” Everyone turns to stone. Not moving my head, I direct my eyes to a point halfway up the archway where Kim Jong-il’s face will soon appear… As North Korea’s State Poet Laureate, Jang Jin-sung led a charmed life. With food ...Show more

Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Society and Social Sciences
History and Archaeology

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ISBN

9781476766553

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee--A Look Inside North Korea

Format

Hardcover

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