Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea

ISBN	9781847080141 272 pages, 135 x 216mm	Publisher	Granta Books
Readership	General	Pub. Date	04 Feb 2010
Classification	Memoirs;  Reportage & Collected Journalism;	Availability Stock	Available Available to order as a special interest title - may take up to 4 weeks

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Nothing to Envy weaves together the stories of adversity and resilience of six residents of Chongin, North Korea's third largest city. Two lovers, who dated secretly for a decade, feared to criticise the regime to each other. A loyal factory worker watched her husband and son die of starvation before escaping the country. In telling the stories of Chongin's residents. she has recreated the lifestyles of North Korean citizens from their interests and concerns to their culture.