{"product_id":"interviews-with-north-korean-defectors-9780367716158","title":"Interviews with North Korean Defectors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally compiled and written by North Korean defector and author Lim Il, this English-language edition, thoroughly annotated by Dr. Adam Zulawnik, is a fascinating collection of 34 interviews with highly prominent North Korean defectors residing in South Korea, ranging from religious figures, to artists, politicians, North Korea experts, and even divers and subway train operators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 33 interviews herein are listed chronologically according to the interviewees'' date of arrival to South Korea and span almost 70 years. The book also includes six special columns addressing key issues pertaining to North Korean defectors and their lives in South Korea, such as the relationship between North Korean defectors and their South Korean counterparts (South Korean defectors to North Korea; nomenclature (how North Korean defectors have been referred to in South Korean society over time); arrival and settlement provisions from the South Korean government; the nuanced d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Dr. Adam Zulawnik has given us a true masterpiece through his collaboration with Lim Il on Interviews with North Korean Defectors. It holds nothing back in understanding the pain and suffering, joy and desires of those who have escaped from one of the world’s worst regimes. It is raw, honest, and candid. Nothing out there compares. The work will make you laugh, make you cry, but most of all, inspire you as a powerful testament to the human spirit. This book is your hard evidence that despite the brutal tyranny of the triple Kim dictatorships, the spirit of the Korean people, their love of family and their homeland could never be crushed. It is extremely timely as we see so much growing discontent among the North Korea people that so desire change especially as they learn more and more about South Korea’s thriving prosperity. This book introduces us to the very actors in the defector community who are working for the peaceful liberation of their homeland – most of whom plan to return to rebuild and invest so that prosperity and hope can return.\"---\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMs. Suzanne Scholte,\u003c\/strong\u003e Seoul Peace Prize Laureate; President, Defense Forum Foundation; Chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition; Chair, Free North Korea Radio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Through these personal interviews, which are deeply intimate and tear-jerking true stories, the reader obtains a human-faced and close-up portrait of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), its society, and the people’s sentiments. The jigsaw puzzle pieces of North Koreans’ faces come together as mosaics in a greater authentic portrait story and faithful imprints of reality.\"\u003c\/em\u003e---\u003cstrong\u003eDr \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGabor Sebo\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lecturer, Yonsei University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMap 1. East Asia; Map 2. North Korea; Map 3. Central Pyongyang; Critical introduction from Adam Zulawnik; Source text introduction by Lim Il; Acknowledgements; Translation Teams; \u003c\/em\u003e1. \u003cstrong\u003eKim Shin-jo\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People’s Army soldier ∞ pastor; 2. \u003cstrong\u003eAhn Chan-il\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People’s Army soldier ∞ chairman of Sungy Dongji association; 3. \u003cstrong\u003eChon Chol-woo\u003c\/strong\u003e | Exchange student in Germany ∞ president of \u003cem\u003eGohyang FS\u003c\/em\u003e; 4. \u003cstrong\u003eKang Chol-hwan\u003c\/strong\u003e | Yodok Prison Camp inmate ∞ chairman of the North Korea Strategy Center; 5. \u003cstrong\u003eIm Young-sun\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People’s Army soldier ∞ chairman of the Committee for the Nine Northern Korean Provinces; \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial column: South Korean defectors and North Korean defector-residents\u003c\/strong\u003e; 6. \u003cstrong\u003eKim Tae-bom\u003c\/strong\u003e | North Korean logger in Russia ∞ director of the Peace Unith Korea Defectore Alliance; 7. \u003cstrong\u003eKang Myung-do\u003c\/strong\u003e | Premier Kang Sung-san’s son-in-law ∞ university professor; 8. \u003cstrong\u003eCho Myung-chul\u003c\/strong\u003e | Teacher at Kim Il-Sung university ∞ member of the 19th National Assembly (2012), politician; 9. \u003cstrong\u003eAhn Myeong-cheol\u003c\/strong\u003e | Security guard in the Korean People's Army ∞ president of NK Watch; 10. \u003cstrong\u003eJeong Seong-san\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ musical director; \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial column: North Korean defector-residents and naming problems\u003c\/strong\u003e; 11. \u003cstrong\u003eRhee Min-bok\u003c\/strong\u003e | Agricultural researcher ∞ leader of anti-North Korean balloon propaganda program; 12. \u003cstrong\u003eHan Yong-su\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ first North Korean metro train operator; 13. \u003cstrong\u003eJeong Nam\u003c\/strong\u003e | Railway worker ∞ president of Glov Co., Ltd. (sunflower oil producer); 14. \u003cstrong\u003eShim Ju-il\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ head of North Korean Soldiers of Christ Association; 15. \u003cstrong\u003eKim Seong-min\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ founder and president of Free North Korea Radio; \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial column: Arrival support and benefits\u003c\/strong\u003e; 16. \u003cstrong\u003ePark Sang-hak\u003c\/strong\u003e | trader ∞ chairperson of Fighters for a Free North Korea; 17. \u003cstrong\u003eHong Sun-kyung\u003c\/strong\u003e | North Korean envoy to Thailand ∞ North Korea expert; 18. \u003cstrong\u003eJoo Myung-shin\u003c\/strong\u003e | University teacher ∞ chairperson of North Korean Defector Artists’ Association; 19. \u003cstrong\u003ePark Kwang-il\u003c\/strong\u003e | Middle school teacher ∞ chair of Youth Forum of North Korea Democratization; 20. \u003cstrong\u003eSong Byeok\u003c\/strong\u003e | \u003cem\u003eJik’gwan seondong\u003c\/em\u003e (propaganda) operative ∞ artist; \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial column: Displaced persons and North Korean defector-residents\u003c\/strong\u003e; 21. \u003cstrong\u003eKim Tae-san\u003c\/strong\u003e | President of Joseon-Czech joint footwear venture ∞ North Korea expert; 22. \u003cstrong\u003eJoo Seung-hyun\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ university professor; 23. \u003cstrong\u003eKim Heung-kwang\u003c\/strong\u003e | University teacher ∞ director of the North Korean Intellectuals Solidarity; 24. \u003cstrong\u003eJeon Ju-myeong\u003c\/strong\u003e | Youth worker ∞ president of Unity Preparations North Korean Defectors’ Association; 25. \u003cstrong\u003ePark Seong-jin\u003c\/strong\u003e | University student ∞ \u003cem\u003eSohaegeum\u003c\/em\u003e musician; \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial column: North Korean defector-residents and South Korean politics\u003c\/strong\u003e; 26. \u003cstrong\u003ePark Myung-ho\u003c\/strong\u003e | Party loyalist ∞ first North Korean defector-resident diver; 27. \u003cstrong\u003eJi Seong-ho\u003c\/strong\u003e | Disabled youth ∞ president of NAUH; 28. \u003cstrong\u003eLee Ung-gil\u003c\/strong\u003e | University student ∞ president of \u003cem\u003eSaeteomin Lounge\u003c\/em\u003e; 29. \u003cstrong\u003eJang Se-yul\u003c\/strong\u003e | University teacher ∞ president of \u003cem\u003eGyeore’eol Unification Solidarity\u003c\/em\u003e; 30. \u003cstrong\u003eChoi Hyeon-jun\u003c\/strong\u003e | Protection agent ∞ president of Unification Future Solidarity; \u003cstrong\u003eSpecial column: Other notable North Korean defector-residents\u003c\/strong\u003e; 31. \u003cstrong\u003eKim In-chul\u003c\/strong\u003e | Trader ∞ president of \u003cem\u003eJiwon Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e; 32. \u003cstrong\u003eIm Kang-jin\u003c\/strong\u003e | Korean People's Army soldier ∞ private business owner; 33. \u003cstrong\u003eThae Yong-ho\u003c\/strong\u003e | North Korean minister in the UK ∞ North Korea expert; \u003cstrong\u003eAfterword from the author\u003c\/strong\u003e; 34. \u003cstrong\u003eExclusive interview with author Lim Il\u003c\/strong\u003e | Construction worker in Kuwait ∞ writer; \u003cstrong\u003eSelect bibliography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018040967511,"sku":"9780367716158","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367716158.jpg?v=1750775444","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/interviews-with-north-korean-defectors-9780367716158","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}