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The Aquariums of Pyongyang
The Aquariums of Pyongyang | Kang Chol-Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot
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Kang Chol-Hwan is the first survivor of a North Korean concentration camp to escape the 'hermit kingdom' and tell his story to the world. This memoir reveals the human suffering in his camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions and near-starvation rations. Kang eventually escaped to South Korea via China to give testimony to the hardships and atrocities that constitute the lives of the thousands of people still detained in the gulags today. Part horror story, part historical document, part memoir, part political tract, this story of one young man's personal suffering finally gives eye-witness proof to this neglected chapter of modern history.
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Martta
Martta
The Aquariums of Pyongyang | Kang Chol-Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot
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Definitely read this if you are interested in North Korea! If you avoid brutal descriptions of violence then this is not for you.

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Martta
Martta
The Aquariums of Pyongyang | Kang Chol-Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot
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Very brutal description of childhood in a gulag and the life after that. One of the most violent stories I've read about North Korea. This was set in the time just before the great famine and I felt like he was extremely lucky to have left North Korea just in time. The worry over his family must have been awfull! This reminded me a lot of Tears of my soul. Many sad similarities...

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Martta
Martta
The Aquariums of Pyongyang | Kang Chol-Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot
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Started reading these two. Especially excited by the Valley of the horses by Untinen-Auel!

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Bethritchie
Bethritchie
The Aquariums of Pyongyang | Kang Chol-Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot
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Horrifying. Makes me sad for humanity. What a brave man though.

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