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In this landmark addition to the literature of totalitarianis m\, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years&mdash\;a chaotic period that saw the d eath of Kim Il-sung\, the rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il (the father of Kim Jong-un)\, and a devastating famine that killed one-fifth of the p opulation. Demick brings to life what it means to be living under the most repressive regime today&mdash\;an Orwellian world that is by choice not c onnected to the Internet\, where displays of affection are punished\, info rmants are rewarded\, and an offhand remark can send a person to the gulag for life. She takes us deep inside the country\, beyond the reach of gove rnment censors\, and through meticulous and sensitive reporting we see her subjects fall in love\, raise families\, nurture ambitions\, and struggle for survival. One by one\, we witness their profound\, life-altering disi llusionment with the government and their realization that\, rather than p roviding them with lives of abundance\, their country has betrayed them. ( From the publisher)
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