In Order to Live : a North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
Title:
In Order to Live : a North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
Author:
Park, Yeonmi, 1993-
Vollers, Maryanne.
ISBN:
9781101980453
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
Physical Description:
273 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm
Abstract:
"Park has told the harrowing story of her escape from North Korea as a child many times, but never before [now] has she revealed the most intimate and devastating details of the repressive society she was raised in and the enormous price she paid to escape"-- Amazon.com.
Prologue -- Part One: North Korea. Even the Birds and Mice Can Hear You Whisper ; A Dangerous History ; Swallows and Magpies ; Tears of Blood ; The Dear Leader ; City of Dreams ; The Darkest Nights ; A Song for Chosun ; Jangmadang Generation ; The Lights of China ; Missing -- Part Two: China. The Other Side of Darkness ; A Deal with the Devil ; A Birthday Gift ; Dust and Bones ; Kidnapped ; Like Bread from the Sky ; Following the Stars -- Part Three: South Korea. The Freedom Birds ; Dreams and Nightmares ; A Hungry Mind ; Now on My Way to Meet You ; Amazing Grace ; Homecoming.
Personal Subject:
Subject:
| Refugees -- Korea (North) -- Biography. |
| Defectors -- Korea (North) -- Biography. |
| Escapes -- Korea (North) |
| Korea (North) -- Biography. |
| Korea (North) -- Politics and government -- 1994-2011. |
| Korea (North) -- Social conditions. |
| Park, Yeonmi, 1993- |
Summary:
"Park has told the harrowing story of her escape from North Korea as a child many times, but never before [now] has she revealed the most intimate and devastating details of the repressive society she was raised in and the enormous price she paid to escape"--
Prologue -- Part One: North Korea. Even the Birds and Mice Can Hear You Whisper ; A Dangerous History ; Swallows and Magpies ; Tears of Blood ; The Dear Leader ; City of Dreams ; The Darkest Nights ; A Song for Chosun ; Jangmadang Generation ; The Lights of China ; Missing -- Part Two: China. The Other Side of Darkness ; A Deal with the Devil ; A Birthday Gift ; Dust and Bones ; Kidnapped ; Like Bread from the Sky ; Following the Stars -- Part Three: South Korea. The Freedom Birds ; Dreams and Nightmares ; A Hungry Mind ; Now on My Way to Meet You ; Amazing Grace ; Homecoming.