Nothing to envy : real lives in North Korea / Barbara Demick.
By: Demick, Barbara [author.]
.Publisher: London : Granta Publications, 2014Edition: With an updated epilogue.Description: xii, 319 pages : illustrations, portraits, map.Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781847081414.Subject(s): Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 21st century | Korea (North) -- Social life and customs -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 951.9305 Summary: "North Korea is Orwell's 1984 made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet; Gone with the Wind is a dangerous, banned book; during political rallies, spies study your expression to check your sincerity. After the death of the country's great leader Kim Il Sung in 1994, famine descended, and Nothing to Envy - winner of the 2010 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction - weaves together the stories of adversity and resilience of six residents of Chongin, North Korea's third-largest city. From extensive interviews and with tenacious investigative work, Barbara Demick has recreated the concerns, culture and lifestyles of North Korean citizens in a gripping narrative, and vividly reconstructed the inner workings of this extraordinary and secretive country."--Provided by publisher.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 951.9305 DEM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 014137 |
Previous edition: 2010.
"North Korea is Orwell's 1984 made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet; Gone with the Wind is a dangerous, banned book; during political rallies, spies study your expression to check your sincerity. After the death of the country's great leader Kim Il Sung in 1994, famine descended, and Nothing to Envy - winner of the 2010 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction - weaves together the stories of adversity and resilience of six residents of Chongin, North Korea's third-largest city. From extensive interviews and with tenacious investigative work, Barbara Demick has recreated the concerns, culture and lifestyles of North Korean citizens in a gripping narrative, and vividly reconstructed the inner workings of this extraordinary and secretive country."--Provided by publisher.