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Lädt ... Im Land des Flüsterns (2009)von Barbara Demick
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Barbara Demick gives us a rare glimpse into the day to day life of the people of North Korea. Through the tales of six people who managed to escape the "Hermit Kingdom", we are exposed to horrors that are all but unimaginable. We read of the initial prosperity of t the 60's and 70's and the decline from there, which ends in the famines of the 1990s. We read of a country where the people are so malnourished the average height to be accepted into the army had to be was lowered(to something like five feet). A country where if you were able to purchase a television set, you would need to register it with the government, who would then block all channels accept the approved state television networks, and could then show up at your home to inspect the television. As I read this book I had to stop and process the severity of the tales the author was telling us. People starving in such numbers you would literally stumble over dead people in the street. Arrests and deportations of 3 generations of a family for the most minor infractions. This is a must read for anyone interested in the Stalinist state, although it is at times hard to process due to the overwhelmingly depressing tales.
Barbara Demick's book Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea opens with a nighttime satellite image of northeast Asia that shows the bright lights of South Korea and China. In the middle of the photograph is a dark spot — a nation of 23 million people that has little electricity. Nothing to Envy – the title comes from a piece of propaganda aimed at hoodwinking gullible North Korean citizens – is a fascinating work which highlights in the lives of the individuals concerned the triumph of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. Elegantly structured and written, Nothing To Envy is a groundbreaking work of literary nonfiction. Gehört zu VerlagsreihenAuszeichnungenPrestigeträchtige AuswahlenBemerkenswerte Listen
Literaturhinweise zu diesem Werk aus externen Quellen. Wikipedia auf Englisch (17)"Nothing to Envy ..." lautet der Originaltitel; die Autorin, Korea-Korrespondentin der "Los Angeles Times", erzählt - basierend auf Interviews mit Zeitzeugen - von Schicksalen nordkoreanischer Frauen und Männer, die - überzeugte Anhänger des Regimes - Hungersnot und unmenschliche Behandlung am eigenen Leib erfuhren. Und die unter starken moralischen Zweifeln und grossen Gefahren aus ihrem Land geflohen sind. Sie leben jetzt in Südkorea und müssen sich in einer für sie völlig fremden Welt zurechtfinden. Der erschütternde Inhalt steht im Gegensatz zu Titel (der an französische Filme erinnert), Untertitel und Cover. Und spricht damit eine völlig falsche Klientel an. Das wichtige Buch über die Zustände in Nordkorea (Berichtsschluss 2009) ist einzusetzen wie Hyok Kang: "Ihr seid hier im Paradies" und Soon Ok Lee: "Lasst mich eure Stimme sein" (beide BA 10/05). (1) Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Recommended: ABSOLUTELY
For those who know nothing about North Korea, for those who know a boatload about North Korea, for a fantastic history of the country (and the whole peninsula, really), for moving stories of the people who grew up there, for an incredibly comprehensive and personal set of biographies
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Oh, wow. So I am not a beginner in learning about North Korea, but this book was a whole new style of writing about it that I deeply appreciated and was seriously impressed by. Although these are true stories of people who grew up in North Korea before making their way out of North Korea, it most often read like a novel. Barbara Demick was able to construct painfully relatable experiences from the numerous interviews she conducted with the people she met who had defected. Historical context is given as well, to help the reader understand the significance of events and actions that are occurring.
I mean... I'm just blown away by this. An absolutely fantastic compilation, and my gratitude to all who contributed to it - especially the defectors who relived some of the most painful parts of their lives in great detail and shared it with the world.
Stunningly effective writing brings each person to life on the page until you feel as though you know them inside and out, which makes their losses hurt all the more. The most chilling aspect of this is remembering that these are real people, these stories being told actually happened, and most of all that there are countless other people for whom these stories are still their daily life experience. ( )