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In order to live : a North Korean girl's journey to freedom  Cover Image Book Book

In order to live : a North Korean girl's journey to freedom / Yeonmi Park with Maryanne Vollers.

Park, Yeonmi, 1993- (author.). Vollers, Maryanne, (author.).

Summary:

"Park has told the harrowing story of her escape from North Korea as a child many times, but never before [now] has she revealed the most intimate and devastating details of the repressive society she was raised in and the enormous price she paid to escape" -- Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594206795
  • ISBN: 1594206791
  • Physical Description: 273 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- Part One: North Korea. Even the Birds and Mice Can Hear You Whisper -- A Dangerous History -- Swallows and Magpies -- Tears of Blood -- The Dear Leader -- City of Dreams -- The Darkest Nights -- A Song for Chosun -- Jangmadang Generation -- The Lights of China -- Missing -- Part Two: China. The Other Side of Darkness -- A Deal with the Devil -- A Birthday Gift -- Dust and Bones -- Kidnapped -- Like Bread from the Sky -- Following the Stars -- Part Three: South Korea. The Freedom Birds -- Dreams and Nightmares -- A Hungry Mind -- Now on My Way to Meet You -- Amazing Grace -- Homecoming.
Subject: Park, Yeonmi, 1993-
Escapes > Korea (North)
Refugees > Korea (North) > Biography.
Defectors > Korea (North) > Biography.
Korea (North) > Politics and government > 1994-2011.
Korea (North) > Social conditions > 21st century.
Genre: Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Baker County Library District. (Show)
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 325.21095193 .P236i 2015 (Text) 37814002935592 NON-FICTION Available -


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