Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Recommended by Hyeonseo Lee, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #1 in North Korea, Ranked #1 in Korean History — see more rankings.
Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the unchallenged rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population.
Taking us into a landscape most of us have never before seen, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick brings to life what it means to be living under the most repressive totalitarian regime today—an Orwellian world that is by choice not connected to the Internet, in which radio and television dials are welded to... more
Taking us into a landscape most of us have never before seen, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick brings to life what it means to be living under the most repressive totalitarian regime today—an Orwellian world that is by choice not connected to the Internet, in which radio and television dials are welded to... more
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Hyeonseo Lee She includes great details that show everyday life in North Korea. (Source)
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Nothing to Envy is ranked in the following categories:
- #89 in Anthropology
- #36 in Asian
- #14 in China History
- #28 in Chinese History
- #4 in Communism
- #58 in Culture
- #22 in Current Affairs
- #50 in Documentaries
- #48 in Factual
- #42 in Fascism
- #52 in Historical Nonfiction
- #89 in History
- #10 in Human Rights
- #81 in Humanity
- #88 in Insightful
- #49 in International Relations
- #18 in Journalism
- #2 in Korean
- #12 in Korean War
- #30 in Modern History
- #74 in Nonfiction
- #63 in Politics
- #88 in Poverty
- #82 in Social Sciences
- #96 in True Story
- #36 in World
- #95 in World History
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