DEAR LEADER (PREVIOUS TITLE:CROSSING THE BORDER)

Book ID/图书代码： 11340013B64030

English Summary/英文概要： ‘The General will now enter the room’
Everyone turns to stone. Not moving my head, I direct my eyes to a point halfway up the archway where Kim Jong-Il’s face will soon appear…
As North Korea’s State Poet Laureate, Jang Jin-Sung led a charmed life. With food provisions, a travel pass, access to strictly censored information and audiences with Kim Jong-Il himself, his life in Pyongyang seemed safe and secure.
But this privileged existence was about to be shattered. When a strictly forbidden magazine that he lent to a friend goes missing, Jang Jin-Sung must flee for his life.
Dear Leader is an unprecedented insight into the world’s most secretive country, as well as the incredible true story of the author’s flight to freedom. This very rare, first-hand account reveals the truth behind the propaganda and exposes a side of North Korea which has never before been seen.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Jang Jin-sung原是北韓的詩人、國家栽培的文人官員，他原有在當地相當令人稱羨的生活，充裕的糧食供應，入出境許可，並能與當時最高領導人金正日接近，他在平壤生活似乎相當安穩。
但這樣的特許待遇也因為他將一本查禁的刊物借給朋友後，就此取消，開始他逃亡的生活。幸運地，他冒著生命危險，帶詩作橫渡鴨綠江，輾轉抵達南韓。
在本書Dear Leader中作者毫無保留將其看到的北韓血淋淋呈現在我們眼前，在這全球最神秘的國度充滿許多不思議的故事，許多第一手曝光的資料，也將我們看到領導人神化宣傳背後的真相。(VL)

Awards/获奖情况："A searing true story that takes the reader to some of the most frightening places on earth...utterly compelling...real lyricism...As an historical document, this is an enormously important book that deserves the widest possible readership. As a story of survival, it is an instant classic." (The Times)

"Extraordinary...exciting...A rare portrait of life and death in North Korea...This year a United Nations commission of enquiry found that the Kim regime has committed crimes against humanity. The commission warned China that its treatment of Koreans violated international law. It recommended that the case be tried by the International Criminal Court or a UN tribunal. One day that will happen, and this book will be part of the indictment." (Sunday Times)

"As one of the most prominent North Koreans in exile in South Korea, Jang Jin-sung is eminently placed to interpret North Korea...His memoirs change the way we look at the country...they offer a radically different explanation of who holds power in North Korea and the historical sequence of events leading up to this situation. As such they are an absolute must-read for those who wish to formulate a sensible action plan [for the country]." (Remco Breuker, Professor of Korean Studies, University of Leiden)

"A fascinating insider account. a testament to Mr Jang’s literary flair" (Economist)

"Harrowing...important and convincing...A major contribution to understanding what appears to be a nation impossible to understand" (Observer)

About the Author/作者介绍： Jang Jin-Sung是北韓前領導人金正日的御用詩人。離開北韓後，他將其所見所聞化為文字，讓世人能了解這全球最神秘的國度。他曾榮獲Rex Warner文學獎及其詩作曾在倫敦文化奧林匹亞中公開朗讀。目前他定居於南韓，擔任報導北韓新聞New Focus International(http://newfocusintl.com)權威網站的總編輯。
Jang Jin-Sung is a former court poet for North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. Since leaving the country he has become a bestselling author and media sensation. He has been awarded the Rex Warner Literary Prize and read his poetry at London’s Cultural Olympiad in 2012. He now lives in South Korea and is Editor-in-Chief of New Focus International, an authoritative website reporting on North Korea.

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