Author: Adam Johnson
Awesome book that describes what life in North Korea must be like. It chronicles the life of Jun Do (Korean equivalent of John Doe), the son of an Orphan Master. Jun gets consigned to an orphanage after his mother disappears. The book progresses through what can bleakly be described as adventures of Jun Do, with each one more harrowing than the previous. Even if you discount fifty percent of the book as the author’s imagination, you will be shocked with how bad conditions must be in North Korea.
After reading the book I felt that there was no way any of this could be true. So I did a search on the internet to see “how true is the Orphan Master’s son” ? You can try this yourself, but first read the book.
The author Adam Johnson is a professor of English at Stanford University. He made a first-hand visit to North Korea and read everything he could lay his hands on including propaganda and interviews with defectors. He then let his imagination take over. The net result is a very entertaining and highly readable novel that lays bare the atrocities that must be taking place in dark corners and depths of North Korea. This book is not for the faint of heart. Have courage and pick it up. It will change your perspective on what life must be like for the poor souls entrapped in North Korea.
Awesome book that describes what life in North Korea must be like. It chronicles the life of Jun Do (Korean equivalent of John Doe), the son of an Orphan Master. Jun gets consigned to an orphanage after his mother disappears. The book progresses through what can bleakly be described as adventures of Jun Do, with each one more harrowing than the previous. Even if you discount fifty percent of the book as the author’s imagination, you will be shocked with how bad conditions must be in North Korea.
After reading the book I felt that there was no way any of this could be true. So I did a search on the internet to see “how true is the Orphan Master’s son” ? You can try this yourself, but first read the book.
The author Adam Johnson is a professor of English at Stanford University. He made a first-hand visit to North Korea and read everything he could lay his hands on including propaganda and interviews with defectors. He then let his imagination take over. The net result is a very entertaining and highly readable novel that lays bare the atrocities that must be taking place in dark corners and depths of North Korea. This book is not for the faint of heart. Have courage and pick it up. It will change your perspective on what life must be like for the poor souls entrapped in North Korea.
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