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Nothing to Envy
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Nothing to Envy

Ordinary Lives in North Korea

by Barbara Demick

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in North Korea, About Korea, and Most Recommended Books.

Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years?a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Ilsung, the unchallenged rise to power of his son Kim Jongil, and the devastation of a farranging famine that killed onefifth of the population. Taking us into a landscape most of us have never before seen, awardwinning journali...

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in North Korea, About Korea, and Most Recommended Books.

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