The aquariums of Pyongyang
by Kang Chol-Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot · first published 2005
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This is not the same story, but this book is worth reading... The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag [by Chol-hwan Kang] http://www.amazon.com/Aquariums-Pyongyang-Years-North-Korean... Author was nine years old when imprisoned at the Yodok camp in 1977. Inexplicably…
on “How one man escaped from a North Korean prison camp” ↗I have read The Aquariums of Pyongyang and Escape from Camp 14, both of which are very good. I think that Aquariums is a better overall book, as the author adds context and background throughout the narrative. Camp 14 is more straightforward…
on “An interview question that will protect you from North Korean fake workers” ↗Thank you for sharing your experience in a totalitarian regime. I read The Aquariums Of Pyongyang [1] for a take on life and imprisonment in North Korea. Recommended read. What is your take on Huawei giving 3G/4G technology to North Korea by proxy? Is North Korea technologically advanced enough to…
on “Pentagon testing mass surveillance balloons across the US” ↗