John Everard (2)
Autor de Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat in North Korea
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Obras de John Everard
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Ocupaciones
- ambassador
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Miembros
- 36
- Popularidad
- #397,831
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 2
I had read some books before by North Koreans, but they were all defectors, who can't really be called "average" representatives of that deeply troubled nation. I'm sure Mr. Everard's point of view is necessarily limited, but I still feel like I learned a great deal from him about ordinary life there, much more than I learned from the defectors' memoirs.
I might also add that he goes into the background of the Korean War and so on, so that even people who know nothing about it (which would include me) will not get lost. This book made me want to find out more about the Korean War.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the topic.… (más)