{"product_id":"nothing-to-envy-ordinary-lives-in-north-korea","title":"Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - \u003c\/b\u003eAn eye-opening account of life inside North Korea--a closed world of increasing global importance--hailed as a \"tour de force of meticulous reporting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD - FINALIST FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD WINNER OF WINNERS AWARD - A \u003ci\u003eKIRKUS REVIEWS \u003c\/i\u003eBEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this landmark addition to the literature of totalitarianism, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years--a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il (the father of Kim Jong-un), and a devastating famine that killed one-fifth of the population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDemick brings to life what it means to be living under the most repressive regime today--an Orwellian world that is by choice not connected to the Internet, where displays of affection are punished, informants are rewarded, and an offhand remark can send a person to the gulag for life. She takes us deep inside the country, beyond the reach of government censors, and through meticulous and sensitive reporting we see her subjects fall in love, raise families, nurture ambitions, and struggle for survival. One by one, we witness their profound, life-altering disillusionment with the government and their realization that, rather than providing them with lives of abundance, their country has betrayed them.","brand":"Barbara Demick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53952297337045,"sku":"BS-I6J-523912","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/7170\/2485\/files\/9780385523912-HD.jpg?v=1779999226","url":"https:\/\/www.acornbookshop.com\/products\/nothing-to-envy-ordinary-lives-in-north-korea","provider":"Acorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}