The Aquariums of Pyongyang (Paperback, Main)

'I beseech you to read this account' - Christopher Hitchens A magnificent, harrowing testimony to the voiceless victims of North Korea. Kang Chol-Hwan is the first survivor of a North Korean concentration camp to escape the 'hermit kingdom' and tell his story to the world. This memoir reveals the human suffering in his camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions and near-starvation rations. Kang eventually escaped to South Korea via China to give testimony to the hardships and atrocities that constitute the lives of the thousands of people still detained in the gulags today. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally gives eye-witness proof to this neglected chapter of modern history.

General

Imprint:	Atlantic Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2006
Authors:	Kang Chol-Hwan • Pierre Rigoulot
Dimensions:	198 x 128 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-84354-499-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Political oppression & persecution > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-84354-499-7
Barcode:	9781843544999

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