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Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
Lucia Jang
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Description for Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
Hardcover. An incredible memoir of North Korea by a woman who defied the government to keep her family alive. Num Pages: 288 pages, ---. BIC Classification: 1FPK; BM; HBJF; JKVP; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 255 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
Born in 1970s North Korea, Lucia Jang grew up in a typical household-her parents worked in the factories and the family scraped by on rationed rice and a small garden. Nightly, she bowed to her photo of Kim Il-Sung. But it was the beginning of a chaotic period with a decade-long famine resulting in more than a million deaths. In this harsh time, Jang married an abusive man who sold their baby. She left him and went home to help her family by illegally crossing the river to China to trade goods. She was caught and imprisoned twice. After giving ... Read more
Born in 1970s North Korea, Lucia Jang grew up in a typical household-her parents worked in the factories and the family scraped by on rationed rice and a small garden. Nightly, she bowed to her photo of Kim Il-Sung. But it was the beginning of a chaotic period with a decade-long famine resulting in more than a million deaths. In this harsh time, Jang married an abusive man who sold their baby. She left him and went home to help her family by illegally crossing the river to China to trade goods. She was caught and imprisoned twice. After giving ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
508g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393249224
SKU
V9780393249224
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-16
About Lucia Jang
Lucia Jang is a refugee from North Korea who lives in Toronto. Susan McClelland is an award-winning journalist and recipient of the 2005 Amnesty International Media Award.
Reviews for Stars Between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
Have the courage to read this book and listen to a clear, honest voice from the shadows and darkness that dissolve humanity.
Ha Jin, National Book Award winner of Waiting Not just a story of one woman's escape from North Korea, Lucia Jang's work has painted a vivid portrait of daily life in a country that few ... Read more
Ha Jin, National Book Award winner of Waiting Not just a story of one woman's escape from North Korea, Lucia Jang's work has painted a vivid portrait of daily life in a country that few ... Read more