Black Girl from Pyongyang - In Search of My Identity (Hardcover)

In 1979, aged only seven, Monica Macias was transplanted from West Africa to the unfamiliar surroundings of North Korea. She was sent by her father Francisco, the first president of post-Independence Equatorial Guinea, to be educated under the guardianship of his ally, Kim Il Sung. Within months, her father was executed in a military coup; her mother became unreachable. Effectively orphaned, she and two siblings had to make their life in Pyongyang. At military boarding school, Monica learned to mix with older children, speak fluent Korean and handle weapons on training exercises. After university, she went in search of her roots, passing through Beijing, Seoul, Madrid, Guinea, New York and finally London - forced at every step to reckon with damning perceptions of her adoptive homeland. Optimistic yet unflinching, Monica's astonishing and unique story challenges us to see the world through different eyes.

General

Imprint:	Duckworth
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2023
Authors:	Monica Macias
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-5430-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Totalitarianism & dictatorship Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Embargos & sanctions Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Political oppression & persecution > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-7156-5430-6
Barcode:	9780715654309

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