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Chʻŏr hwan Kang

    The Aquariums of Pyongyang
    • The Aquariums of Pyongyang

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
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      Kang Chol-Hwan is the first survivor of a North Korean concentration camp to escape the 'hermit kingdom' and tell his story to the world. This memoir reveals the human suffering in his camp, with its forced labour, frequent public executions and near-starvation rations. Kang eventually escaped to South Korea via China to give testimony to the…

      The Aquariums of Pyongyang