TY  - BOOK
AU  - Demick,Barbara
TI  - Nothing to envy: real lives in North Korea 
SN  - 9781847081414
U1  - 951.9305 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Granta Publications
KW  - Korea (North)
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - Previous edition: 2010
N2  - "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
ER  -