Dear Leader: North Korea's Senior Propagandist Exposes Shocking Truths Behind the Regime

Author(s): Jang Jin-Sung

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'The General will now enter the room.' Everyone turns to stone. Not moving my head, I direct my eyes to a point halfway up the archway where Kim Jong-il's face will soon appear. As North Korea's State Poet Laureate, Jang Jin-sung led a charmed life. With food provisions, a travel pass, access to strictly censored information and audiences with Kim Jong-il himself, his life in Pyongyang seemed safe and secure. But this privileged existence was about to be shattered. When a strictly forbidden magazine that he lent to a friend goes missing, Jang Jin-sung must flee for his life. Dear Leader is an unprecedented insight into the world's most secretive country. Never before has a member of the elite described how this totalitarian state is actually run, through its propaganda machine. A very rare, highly readable document, it exposes a side of North Korea which has never before been seen. It is also the heartstopping story of an escape to freedom.

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A rare and extraordinary glimpse into the reality of life in North Korea, by a member of the government's inner circle

"Jang Jin-sung's book is something even rarer [than previous work on N Korea] - an expose of the workings of a totalitarian state by a member of its inner circle." Guardian

Jang Jin-sung is a former court poet for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Since leaving the country he has become a bestselling author and media sensation. He has been awarded the Rex Warner Literary Prize and read his poetry at London's Cultural Olympiad in 2012. He now lives in South Korea and is Editor-in-Chief of New Focus International, an authoritative website reporting on North Korea (http://newfocusintl.com).

General Fields

  • : 9781846044205
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Rider & Co
  • : 0.473
  • : March 2014
  • : 216mm X 135mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : May 2014
  • : books

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  • : Jang Jin-Sung
  • : Paperback
  • : 514
  • : 951.93051092
  • : 288