Dear Leader - Jang Jin-Sung
From Trusted Insider to Enemy of the State, My Escape from North Korea
KORTE INHOUD
SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Dear Leader contains astonishing new insights about North Korea which could only be revealed by someone working high up in the regime. It is also the gripping story of how a member of the inner circle of this enigmatic country became its most courageous, outspoken critic. Jang Jin-sung held one of the most senior ranks in North Korea's propaganda machine, helping tighten the regime's grip over its people. Among his tasks were developing the founding myth of North Korea, posing undercover as a South Korean intellectual and writing epic poems in support of the dictator, Kim Jong-il. Young and ambitious, his patriotic work secured him a bizarre audience with Kim Jong-il himself, thus granting him special status as one of the 'Admitted'. This meant special food provisions, a travel pass and immunity from prosecution and harm. He was privy to state secrets, including military and diplomatic policies, how the devastating 'Scrutiny' was effected, and the real position of one of the cou...
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2014, 352pp, paperback, goed exemplaar / good copy [Auteur: Jin-Sung, Jang] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Ebury Publishing] [Jaar: 2014] [Titel: Dear Leader / North Korea's senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime]
