Johnson, Adam, 1967-
The orphan master's son : a novel / Adam Johnson. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, ©2012. - 443 pages ; 25 cm - Book club kit . - Book club kit. .
The biography of Jun Do -- The confession of Commander Ga.
This novel follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea. 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. Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother, a singer "stolen" to Pyongyang, and a father who runs Long Tomorrows, a work camp for orphans. There the boy is given his first taste of power, picking which orphans eat first and which will be lent out for manual labor. Recognized for his loyalty and keen instincts, Jun Do comes to the attention of superiors in the state, rises in the ranks, and starts on a road from which there will be no return. Considering himself 'a humble citizen of the greatest nation in the world, ' Jun Do becomes a professional kidnapper who must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his Korean overlords in order to stay alive. Driven to the absolute limit of what any human being could endure, he boldly takes on the treacherous role of rival to Kim Jong Il in an attempt to save the woman he loves, Sun Moon, a legendary actress 'so pure, she didn't know what starving people looked like.'
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winner, 2013.
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2011013410
Roman.
Amerikanisches Englisch.
Coming of age--Fiction.
NEW LIST 20120229.
Korea (North)--Fiction.
Korea (North)
Korea (North)--Fiction.
Korea (North)--Fiction.
Book group discussion kits.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Miscellaneous fiction.
Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Suspense fiction.
PS3610.O3 / O76 2012
813/.6
The orphan master's son : a novel / Adam Johnson. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, ©2012. - 443 pages ; 25 cm - Book club kit . - Book club kit. .
The biography of Jun Do -- The confession of Commander Ga.
This novel follows a young man's journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea. 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. Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother, a singer "stolen" to Pyongyang, and a father who runs Long Tomorrows, a work camp for orphans. There the boy is given his first taste of power, picking which orphans eat first and which will be lent out for manual labor. Recognized for his loyalty and keen instincts, Jun Do comes to the attention of superiors in the state, rises in the ranks, and starts on a road from which there will be no return. Considering himself 'a humble citizen of the greatest nation in the world, ' Jun Do becomes a professional kidnapper who must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his Korean overlords in order to stay alive. Driven to the absolute limit of what any human being could endure, he boldly takes on the treacherous role of rival to Kim Jong Il in an attempt to save the woman he loves, Sun Moon, a legendary actress 'so pure, she didn't know what starving people looked like.'
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winner, 2013.
9780812992793 0812992792 9780812982626 0812982622
9780812992793 52600
BRO-upg20120104-054 BRO-cust20120111-117
2011013410
Roman.
Amerikanisches Englisch.
Coming of age--Fiction.
NEW LIST 20120229.
Korea (North)--Fiction.
Korea (North)
Korea (North)--Fiction.
Korea (North)--Fiction.
Book group discussion kits.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Miscellaneous fiction.
Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Suspense fiction.
PS3610.O3 / O76 2012
813/.6