Hyeonseo Lee
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| Title | : | The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story |
| Author | : | Hyeonseo Lee |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | July 2nd 2015 by William Collins |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography. Cultural. Asia. Biography Memoir. History |
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An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships – and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was one of millions trapped by a secretive and brutal totalitarian regime. Her home on the border with China gave her some exposure to the world beyond the confines of the Hermit Kingdom and, as the famine of the 1990s struck, she began to wonder, question and to realise that she had been brainwashed her entire life. Given the repression, poverty and starvation she witnessed surely her country could not be, as she had been told “the best on the planet”?
Aged seventeen, she decided to escape North Korea. She could not have imagined that it would be twelve years before she was reunited with her family.
She could not return, since rumours of her escape were spreading, and she and her family could incur the punishments of the government authorities – involving imprisonment, torture, and possible public execution. Hyeonseo instead remained in China and rapidly learned Chinese in an effort to adapt and survive. Twelve years and two lifetimes later, she would return to the North Korean border in a daring mission to spirit her mother and brother to South Korea, on one of the most arduous, costly and dangerous journeys imaginable.
This is the unique story not only of Hyeonseo’s escape from the darkness into the light, but also of her coming of age, education and the resolve she found to rebuild her life – not once, but twice – first in China, then in South Korea. Strong, brave and eloquent, this memoir is a triumph of her remarkable spirit.
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| Original Title: | The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story |
| ISBN: | 0007554834 (ISBN13: 9780007554836) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Shanghai(China) Hyesan(Korea, Democratic People's Republic of) Shenyang, Liaoning(China) …more Seoul, South Korea(Korea, Republic of) …less |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2015) |
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Ratings: 4.44 From 42752 Users | 4310 ReviewsNotice Out Of Books The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
4.5 stars. One of the better books I've read on North Korean defection. Kudos to the co-author who brilliantly translated Lee's emotional journey into a page-turner. The third part was my favorite because it involved her family's long and arduous journey to join her in South Korea. I wasn't surprised that both her mother and brother longed to return to the North because adapting to life in Seoul presented a tremendous and negative cultural shock. While it is impossible for me to imagine whatA riveting tale I wont forget. Even though she and her family live in relative comfort (by North Korean standards) owing to her fathers military career, Hyeonseos curiosity drives her to take the risk of crossing the river to China alone to get a taste of the outside world. Once she has left her country, however, it becomes clear that her life will be in danger if she tries to return. So, she is forced to rely on her own wits to survive the dangers and challenges that come her way in her years
Excellent and much different than Escape from Camp 14 and other books which involved life in the prison camps. The author lived what many would have considered a fairly normal life in a North Korea border town with China. This story gives a picture of average life in North Korea, life for defectors in China, and life struggling with their new identity. Her family adds much drama to the story as well. A very good read to get a different perspective and to learn from Hyeonseo's incredible story.
I listened to this remarkable story, read by Josie Dunn and published by HarperCollins Publishers UK, with a degree of disbelief. Certain parts of the story agree with what Id learned already about the lives of North Koreans, the general trend of their escapes, and their orientation in South Korea as refugees. The author was young, seventeen, when she decided to cross the frozen Yalu in winter and go see her relatives in Shenyang, China. Shed had no idea where Shenyang wasthat I actually could
Thanks to everyone who voted in the 2015 #GoodreadsChoice Awards. Of course, I was hoping to win, but I'm still honored that I came in 4th place out of many good books. Wow!!! I never thought my memoir would make it to the FINAL round of the 2015 #GoodreadsChoice Award. Only ten books are left. Thank you so much to everyone who has read my book and supported me. https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward... A huge honor. The Girl With Seven Names is nominated for a #GoodreadsChoice Award for Best
An exceptionally illuminating book into life inside North Korea, and the risks in escaping it, from a brave and talented young woman
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