CholHwan, Kang

Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

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ISBN 13:: 9781843544999
author:: CholHwan, Kang
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Atlantic Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2006
Pages:: 256
Dimensions:: 129 mm X 198 mm
Genre:: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -
Condition:: New
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang is a harrowing account of life in a North Korean concentration camp, told by one of its few surviving victims. Kang Chol-Hwan recounts the forced labour, public executions, and near-starvation rations he endured in the camp, as well as his eventual escape to South Korea via China.

This memoir provides a unique perspective on the human suffering in the gulags, and serves as a powerful testament to the thousands of people still detained in these camps today.

Part horror story, part historical document, and part personal account, The Aquariums of Pyongyang offers a shocking and thought-provoking look at one of the most neglected chapters of modern history.

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