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The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea
Contributor(s): Bandi (Author), Smith, Deborah (Translator)
ISBN: 0802127517     ISBN-13: 9780802127518
Publisher: Grove Press
OUR PRICE:   $14.40  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Short Stories (single Author)
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
Dewey: FIC
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
 
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Publisher Description:

An international publishing milestone, The Accusation is a collection of searing and heart-wrenching stories by an anonymous North Korean writer who is still living in the country, which was smuggled out and now published in seventeen countries.

The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il's leadership, the seven stories that make up The Accusation give voice to people living under this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships. The characters of these compelling stories come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from a young mother living among the elite in Pyongyang whose son misbehaves during a political rally, to a former Communist war hero who is deeply disillusioned with the intrusion of the Party into everything he holds dear, to a husband and father who is denied a travel permit and sneaks onto a train in order to visit his critically ill mother.

Written with deep emotion and writing talent, The Accusation is a vivid depiction of life in a closed-off one-party state, and also a hopeful testament to the humanity and rich internal life that persists even in such inhumane conditions.