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Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite

This book is a personal account of the author's time spent undercover among the sons of North Korea's elite, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of the nation's most privileged individuals. more

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Suki Kim
Suki Kim

Suki Kim is a Korean-American writer born in September 1970. Her works primarily focus on Korean society and culture, especially the political and historical issues of the Korean Peninsula. more

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“The work saved me. I clung to it like flotsam in a boiling sea. It was the only solitary sport that I ever played, or was any good at. It felt natural to sit at my computer and type and type some more. For entire minutes, while writing, I could forget the godawful thing that had happened. I could forget that nothing really mattered anymore. Perhaps, if I set my sights low, I could care again about some small thing. I would type a word. One word. Then another. I started to care about the words, then entire sentences.”