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The Pulitzer Prizewinning, New York Times betselling novel of North Korea: an epic journey into the heart of the worlds most mysterious dictatorship. Imagine Charles Dickens paying a visit to Pyongyang, and you see the canvas on which [Adam] Johnson is painting here.The Washington Post Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mothera singer stolen to Pyongyangand an influential father who runs a work camp for orphans. Superiors in the North Korean state soon recognize the boys loyalty and keen instincts. Considering himself a humble citizen of the greatest nation in the world, Jun Do rises in the ranks. He becomes a professional kidnapper who must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his 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 didnt know what starving people looked like. Part breathless thriller, part story of innocence lost, part story of romantic love, The Orphan Masters 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. FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE Named ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by more than a dozen publications, including The Washington Post Entertainment Weekly The Wall Street Journal Los Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle Praise for The Orphan Masters Son
An exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart.Pulitzer Prize citation Mr. Johnson has written a daring and remarkable novel, a novel that not only opens a frightening window on the mysterious kingdom of North Korea, but one that also excavates the very meaning of love and sacrifice.Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Rich with a sense of discovery . . . The Orphan Masters Son has an early lead on novel of [the year].The Daily Beast This is a novel worth getting excited about.The Washington Post [A] ripping piece of fiction that is also an astute commentary on the nature of freedom, sacrifice, and glory.Elle
kqueue: A non-fiction account of people in North Korea. The hardships they endure at the hands of their government are jaw-dropping. It backs up everything in The Orphan Master's Son.
Limelite: Complex tales and artistic novels about individuals trapped in a tyrannical state and forced at the whim of totalitarian government to do work they are morally, emotionally and spiritually opposed to.
Meredy: When I read The Orphan Master's Son, I sensed that it was telling the truth in a way that only fiction can. This view of the DPRK regime seems to corroborate Johnson's surrealistic narrative to a degree of literalness that I did not anticipate.
suniru: Although the settings are wildly different,the central figure in both books is the "head boy" in an orphanage. Also, "identity" is central to both books.
Jun Do vive en un orfanato y se considera un humilde ciudadano «del mejor país del mundo». A los catorce años es reclutado por el ejército norcoreano como soldado de túneles, y va ascendiendo al servicio del Gobierno, primero como secuestrador y asesino profesional, hasta convertirse en oficial de la inteligencia militar. Guiado por un sentido extremo de la lealtad y el sacrificio, Jun Do es capaz de cometer los actos más atroces sin pestañear, pero es, también, aquel niño abandonado que busca desesperadamente el amor.
JUN DO VIVE EN UN ORFANATO Y SE CONSIDERA UN HUMILDE CIUDADANO «DEL MEJOR PAÍS DEL MUNDO». A LOS 14 AÑOS ES RECLUTADO POR EL EJÉRCITO NORCOREANO COMO SOLDADO DE TÚNELES, Y VA ASCENDIENDO AL SERVICIO DEL GOBIERNO, PRIMERO COMO SECUESTRADOR Y ASESINO PROFESIONAL, HASTA CONVERTIRSE EN OFICIAL DE LA INTELIGENCIA MILITAR. GUIADO POR UN SENTIDO EXTREMO DE LA LEALTAD Y EL SACRIFICIO, JUN DO ES CAPAZ DE COMETER LOS ACTOS MÁS ATROCES SIN PESTAÑEAR, PERO ES, TAMBIÉN, AQUEL NIÑO ABANDONADO QUE BUSCA DESESPERADAMENTE EL AMOR. ( )
Jun Do vive en un orfanato y se considera un humilde ciudadano "del mejor país del mundo". A los catorce años es reclutado por el ejército norcoreano como soldado de túneles, y va ascendiendo al servicio del Gobierno, primero como secuestrador y asesino profesional , hasta convertirse en oficial de la inteligencia militar. Guiado por un sentido extremo de lealtad y el sacrificio, Jun Do es capaz de cometer los actos más atroces sin pestañear, pero es, también, aquel niño abandonado que busca desesperadamente el amor.
"Readers who enjoy a fast-paced political thriller will welcome this wild ride through the amazingly conflicted world that exists within the heavily guarded confines of North Korea. Highly recommended. "
añadido por Christa_Josh | editarLibrary Journal, Susanne Wells(Nov 1, 2011)
The Pulitzer Prizewinning, New York Times betselling novel of North Korea: an epic journey into the heart of the worlds most mysterious dictatorship. Imagine Charles Dickens paying a visit to Pyongyang, and you see the canvas on which [Adam] Johnson is painting here.The Washington Post Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mothera singer stolen to Pyongyangand an influential father who runs a work camp for orphans. Superiors in the North Korean state soon recognize the boys loyalty and keen instincts. Considering himself a humble citizen of the greatest nation in the world, Jun Do rises in the ranks. He becomes a professional kidnapper who must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his 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 didnt know what starving people looked like. Part breathless thriller, part story of innocence lost, part story of romantic love, The Orphan Masters 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. FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE Named ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by more than a dozen publications, including The Washington Post Entertainment Weekly The Wall Street Journal Los Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle Praise for The Orphan Masters Son
An exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart.Pulitzer Prize citation Mr. Johnson has written a daring and remarkable novel, a novel that not only opens a frightening window on the mysterious kingdom of North Korea, but one that also excavates the very meaning of love and sacrifice.Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Rich with a sense of discovery . . . The Orphan Masters Son has an early lead on novel of [the year].The Daily Beast This is a novel worth getting excited about.The Washington Post [A] ripping piece of fiction that is also an astute commentary on the nature of freedom, sacrifice, and glory.Elle
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