
In Order to Live
A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
Penguin USA (Publisher)
Published on 27. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-14-310974-7 (ISBN)
Description
"I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea." --Yeonmi Park
"One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard--and one of the most inspiring." --The Bookseller
In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day, but also onto her own most painful and difficult memories. She tells with bravery and dignity for the first time the story of how she and her mother were betrayed and sold into sexual slavery in China and forced to suffer terrible psychological and physical hardship before they finally made their way to Seoul, South Korea--and to freedom.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
16-PAGE B/W PHOTO INSERT (ON INSERT STOCK); 1 B/W MAP
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-310974-7 (9780143109747)
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Persons
Yeonmi Park is a human rights activist who was born in North Korea. She is also the author of While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America. A graduate of Columbia University, she lives in New York City.