The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea

✍ Scribed by Bandi; Smith, Deborah

• Book ID: 108850900
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 114 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780802126207

✦ Synopsis

The Accusationis a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il’s leadership, the seven stories that make upThe Accusationgive voice to people living under this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships. The characters of these compelling stories come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from a young mother living among the elite in Pyongyang whose son misbehaves during a political rally, to a former Communist war hero who is deeply disillusioned with the intrusion of the Party into everything he holds dear, to a husband and father who is denied a travel permit and sneaks onto a train in order to visit his critically ill mother. Written with deep emotion and writing talent,The Accusationis a vivid depiction of life in a closed-off one-party state, and also a hopeful testament to the humanity and rich internal life that persists even in such inhumane conditions.