Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the country-wide famine escalated.
By the time she was 11 years old, Eunsun's father and grandparents had died of starvation, and Eunsun was in danger of the same. Finally, her mother decided to escape North Korea with Eunsun and her sister, not knowing that they were embarking on a journey that would take them nine long years to complete. Before finally reaching South Korea and freedom, Eunsun and her family would live homeless, fall into the hands of Chinese human traffickers, survive a North Korean labor camp, and cross the deserts of Mongolia on foot.
Eunsun Kim grew up in North Korea. At age 11, she fled the country and began the harrowing nine-year journey that led her to freedom. Today she lives in South Korea with her husband.
Sebastien Falletti has been the Korea correspondent for the French newspaper Le Figaro since 2009. He covers political and business news across Asia. Born in Paris, Sébastien is now based in Seoul and Shanghai.
ISBN:
9781250064646
Binding:
Hardback
Pub. Date:
01/08/2015
Category:
Memoirs
Imprint:
St Martin's Press
Pages:
240 page/s
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Price:
$34.99 AUD
A Thousand Miles to Freedom My Escape From North Korea
Kim, Eunsun and Falletti, Sebastien
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