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An edition of The Orphan Master's Son
(2012)
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson
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The son of an influential father who runs an orphan work camp, Pak Jun Do rises to prominence using instinctive talents and eventually becomes a professional kidnapper and romantic rival to Kim Jong Il. Citizens of our beloved Democratic Republic of North Korea! Imagine the life of an orphan boy plucked from nowhere to be trained as a tunnel assassin, a kidnapper, a spy. He has no father but the State, no sweetheart but Sun Moon, the greatest opera star who ever lived, whose face is tattooed on his chest. Imagine he lives in our very own country, a model of exemplary Communism. A nation that is the envy of the world, especially the Americans. Where the only stories people need to hear are those blasting out of loudspeakers to the glory of our dear Leader, Kim Jong il. Citizens! Who is this individual? What is his story? Pak Jun Do is his name: wrestler of sharks, envoy to Texan barbecues, imposter extraordinaire, whose tale has only come to light through the talents and stamina of our most patriotic interrogators.
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Totalitarianism, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Fiction, New York Times bestseller, nyt:hardcover_fiction=2012-02-11, Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Thriller, Man-woman relationships, Orphans, Power (Social sciences), Crime, Fiction, general, Korea, fiction, Large type books, History, Literatura norteamericana, Inglés (Lengua), Lecturas, New York Times reviewed, Coming of agePeople
Pak Jun Do, Kim Jong Il, Sun MoonPlaces
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The Orphan Master’s Son
2013, Black Swan
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- Black Swan edition (2)
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The Orphan Master's Son
2013?, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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in English
- 2012 Random House Trade Paperback Edition (8)
0812982622 9780812982626
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The Orphan Master's Son
2013?, Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Das geraubte Leben des Waisen Jun Do
2013, Suhrkamp
Hardcover
in German
- Erste Auflage
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The Orphan Master's Son
2012, Random House
Hardcover
in English
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The Orphan Master's Son is a 2012 novel by American author Adam Johnson. It deals with intertwined themes of propaganda, identity, and state power in North Korea. The novel was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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- The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson - review (The Guardian)
- A North Korean Soldier Finds His ‘Casablanca’ (The New York Times)
- Dear Leader (The New Yorker)
- Adam Johnson on ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’ (The Paris Review)
- Pulling back the curtain on North Korea - (BookPage)
- Adam Johnson's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel: review (The Telegraph)
- The Orphan Master's Son (Random House Books)
- thegreatestbooks.org/items/2038
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