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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Barbara Demick
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau

I have been fortunate to have traveled to South Korea twice. What an eye-opening account to me of what life is like there. A remarkable view into North Korea, as seen through the lives of six ordinary citizens. Nothing to Envy--Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick tells the true story of six people who lived in North Korea in the late 90s (if you call this living). A review of Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, by Barbara Demick. If anyone ever tries to tell you that politics doesn't matter, I suggest you raise the case of North Korea. The year 1994 was a disaster for North Korea. The country's Great Leader and Hero of the Revolution, Marshal Kim Il-sung, died suddenly. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick recently won the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction, and it's easy to see why. "Nothing To Envy" Ordinary lives in north Korea by Barbara Demick 看的真想去解放朝鲜呀. When I woke up this morning and saw that Kim Jong-Il, the North Korean dictator had died, I was thankful that I had read Nothing to Envy a few months ago. George Polk Award and Robert F. Title: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Author: Barbara Demick Pages: 296. North Korea is a country filled with secrets. Change in Longitude blog posted a thorough review of the book 'Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives In North Korea' by Barbara Demick. Genre: Non-Fiction (narrative) Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (Random House) Pub.