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Winner of the samuel johnson prize for nonfiction 2010. John delury, slate at times a pageturner, at others an intimate study in totalitarian psychology. Nothing to envy by barbara demick michael rank gains a moving insight into the lives of north koreans michael rank. This is how the people of this country live out their lives led by a ruthless totalitarian despot who lives his life wanting for nothing. Ordinary lives in north korea, our book of the semester. Korea, but had lived in chongjin, n korea a remote northeast city. Taking us into a landscape most of us have never before seen, awardwinning journalist barbara demick brings. Elegantly structured and written, it is a groundbreaking work of literary nonfiction. On sale december 29, 2009 offers a neverbeforeseen view of a country and society largely unknown to the rest of the world. Elegantly structured and written, nothing to envy is a groundbreaking work of literary nonfiction. Barbara demicks 2010 nonfiction book, nothing to envy, is based on interviews with north korean defectors from the city of chongjin, six of whom are profiled in the book. The thousands of refugees who arrive in south korea each year bring with them stories of famine, repression and an isolated nation that has fallen out of touch with the.
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