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A Novel of North Korea
Random House
January 2012
On Sale: January 10, 2012
464 pages
ISBN: 0812992792
EAN: 9780812992793
Kindle: B004X6PRO6
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An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan
Master’s Son follows a young man’s journey through the icy
waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world’s
most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea. Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother—a singer
“stolen” to Pyongyang—and an influential father who runs
Long Tomorrows, a work camp for orphans. There the boy is
given his first taste of power, picking which orphans eat
first and which will be lent out for manual labor.
Recognized for his loyalty and keen instincts, Jun Do comes
to the attention of superiors in the state, rises in the
ranks, and starts on a road from which there will be no return. Considering himself “a humble citizen of the greatest nation
in the world,” Jun Do becomes a professional kidnapper who
must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and
baffling demands of his Korean overlords in order to stay
alive. Driven to the absolute limit of what any human being
could endure, he boldly takes on the treacherous role of
rival to Kim Jong Il in an attempt to save the woman he
loves, Sun Moon, a legendary actress “so pure, she didn’t
know what starving people looked like.” Part breathless thriller, part story of innocence lost, part
story of romantic love, The Orphan Master’s Son is also a
riveting portrait of a world heretofore hidden from view: a
North Korea rife with hunger, corruption, and casual cruelty
but also camaraderie, stolen moments of beauty, and love. A
towering literary achievement, The Orphan Master’s Son
ushers Adam Johnson into the small group of today’s greatest
writers.
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