Without You, There Is No Us: Undercover Among the Sons of North Korea's Elite

by Suki Kim

Book Overview

A haunting account of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reign

Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland. Without you, there is no us. It is a chilling scene, but gradually Suki Kim, too, learns the tune and, without noticing, begins to hum it. It...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307720667
• ISBN13: 9780307720665
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.9"