My people cannot be free until each of us acknowledges that the revolutionary history of the leader is not the true reality of north korea. Reading jang jin sung s firstperson account of living and escaping from north korea feels like a full body immersion into a eerie, tensionladen dystopian novel. Dear leader is the incredible true story of jang jinsung, a propaganda poet working in the counterintelligence division, who finds himself handpicked as a favourite of kim jongil. In this international bestseller, a highranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to kim jongil and his breathtaking escape to freedom. Written by a former poetlaureate and a member of the admitted the elite of the elite who have been allowed in the presence of the dear leader for more than 20 mins. In this international bestseller, a highranking counterintelligence agent describes his life.
North koreas opacity is its greatest strength, writes new focus international editor in chief jinsung in this powerful, heartrending tale of one young mans ability to infiltrate the locus of power, then escape. Read dear leader north koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime by jang jin sung available from rakuten kobo. Dear leader by jang jinsung the story they couldnt hack. Mar 20, 2015 north korean media targeted jang jinsung, the highprofile defector and author of the book dear leader, in an article published on the korean central news agency kcna on monday. In this international bestseller, a highranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to kim jongil and his. May 07, 2014 jang jinsung was 28 yearsold when he first met kim jongil. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dear leader. Since leaving the country he has become a bestselling author and widely solicited commentator on. Jang jinsung geboren 1971 in sariwon, nordkorea ist ein koreanischer schriftsteller. North koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime jang jinsung. Poet, spy, escapeea look inside north korea new york. Dear leader contains astonishing revelations about north korea that could only be disclosed by a regime insider.
Jang jinsung held one of the most senior ranks in north koreas propaganda machine, helping tighten the regimes grip over its people. Dear leader book by jang jinsung official publisher page. Reading almost like a thriller, rather than a memoir, jang jinsung, a talented writer who came to the attention of dear leader himself, explains how he felt increasingly compromised working for the. Jang jinsung was 28 yearsold when he first met kim jongil. In dear leader, jang jinsung pulls back the curtain, revealing an inbred world of sycophancy, full stomachs and fear. Kim jongil was a north korean politician who served as the second supreme leader of north korea from 1994 to 2011. Jang jinsung worked at the heart of north koreas propaganda machine.
North koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime jang jinsung ebook. Jang jinsung wrote about his journey of defecting in his 2014 book, dear leader. Feb 03, 2015 february 2, 2015 author jang jinsung, on his first visit to the u. Since 1953, korea has been divided by an armistice line known as the korean demilitarised zone dmz, held in place by military force on each side. J ang jin sung, a 27yearold north korean poet, could hardly believe it when he received a summons to meet the first deputy director of the united front department udf in pyongyang. Listen to dear leader north koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime by jang jin sung available from rakuten kobo. Jang jinsung ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Nov 07, 2014 this was the argument put forward by north korean exile jang jinsung in his lecture in leiden on 18 september 2014.
North koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime, by jang jinsung, rider books, rrp. The musician is jang jin sung, on the run from both the north korean and the chinese secret police having. In dear leader the setting is an overheated flat in the northern chinese city of shenyang. Sunday times top 10 bestseller dear leader contains astonishing new insights about north korea which could only be revea. Jang jinsungs memoir of his life and escape from north korea tries to pierce some of the murkiness by giving an inside look into the country and the kim dynasty that has led it. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Read dear leader by jang jinsung for free with a 30 day free trial. After breaking security rules, jang jin sung, together with a close friend, was forced to flee for his life. Reading jang jinsungs firstperson account of living and escaping from north korea feels like a full body immersion into a eerie, tensionladen dystopian novel. North korean media targeted jang jinsung, the highprofile defector and author of the book dear leader, in an article published on the korean central news agency kcna on. An astonishing expose told through the heartstopping story of jang jin sung s escape to south korea, dear leader is an impossibly dramatic storyone of the best depictions yet of north koreas nightmare publishers weekly. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
After breaking security rules, jang jinsung, together with a close friend, was forced to flee for his life. In fact, one imagines that dear leader could be the basis of a divergentlike film series. Read dear leader north koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime by jang jinsung available from rakuten kobo. Jang jinsung, editor of new focus international and author of dear leader.
Jang specifically worked within the united front department section 5 literature, division 19 poetry of office 101. Since leaving the country he has become a bestselling author and media sensation. The musician is jang jinsung, on the run from both the north korean and the chinese secret police having. Read dear leader online by jang jinsung books free 30day. Listen to dear leader north koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime by jang jinsung available from rakuten kobo. An astonishing expose told through the heartstopping story of jang jinsungs escape to south korea, dear leader is a rare and epub unprecedented insight into the worlds most secretive and repressive regime. Jang jin sung s memoir of his life and escape from north korea tries to pierce some of the murkiness by giving an inside look into the country and the kim dynasty that has led it. Reading almost like a thriller, rather than a memoir, jang jin sung, a talented writer who came to the attention of dear leader himself, explains how he felt increasingly compromised working for the regime, until he had to run for his life. As north koreas state poet laureate, jang jinsung led a charmed life. Dear leader book by jang jinsung official publisher. The article, which denounces defectors broadly, singles out jang and his online news site new focus, and levels a series of unsubstantiated claims against him. May 08, 2014 jang jin sung is a former court poet, and propagandist, for north korean leader kim jongil. Since leaving the country he has become a bestselling author and widely solicited commentator on north.
Since leaving the country he has become a bestselling author and widely solicited. May 26, 2014 j ang jinsung, a 27yearold north korean poet, could hardly believe it when he received a summons to meet the first deputy director of the united front department udf in pyongyang. North koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the. He has been awarded the rex warner literary prize and read his poetry at londons cultural olympiad in 2012. Sunday times top 10 bestseller dear leader contains astonishin. Jang claims to have been one of the late north korean leader kim jong ils favored propaganda poets. A defector of kim jongils rarefied inner circle reveals the desperate, despicable machinations of north koreas police state. Jinsung, also spelled jinseong, is a korean unisex given name. Dear leader by jang jinsung, 9781846044212, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. There are 48 hanja with the reading jin and 27 hanja with.
North korean media targets jang jinsung, continues. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jang jin sung is a former poet laureate for north korean leader kim jongil. At this time kim assumed the title dear leader korean. North koreas opacity is its greatest strength, writes new focus. He had worked as a psychological warfare officer within the united front department of the korean workers party. Jang jinsung is a former poet laureate for north korean leader kim jongil. North koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime 1st edition by jinsung, jang isbn. Download pdf dear leader my escape from north korea free. While audience members at chatswood library squirmed uncomfortably in their seats, aghast and disturbed by candid revelations about the worlds most secretive country, jang jin. Gauthier fordham university jang jinsung, dear leader. Jang jin sung held one of the most senior ranks in north koreas propaganda machine, helping tighten the regimes grip over its people.
However, upon witnessing staggering levels of brutality and. Jang jinsungs book tends to support the latter view, depicting a regime run by a paranoid and powerhungry leader who cares little for what happens to anyone but himself. Dear leader quotes showing 17 of 7 the united front department ufd is a key section in the workers party, responsible for interkorean espionage, policymaking and diplomacy. My escape from north korea ebook written by jang jinsung. Never before has a member of the elite described the inner workings of this totalitarian state and its propaganda machine.
Jun 06, 2014 in dear leader, jang jinsung pulls back the curtain, revealing an inbred world of sycophancy, full stomachs and fear. Poet, spy, escapee, a look inside north korea 2014poses the question of kim jongnams assassination. That rare audience with north koreas late supreme leader in 1999 should have been the proudest day of his life. It tells the story of jang jin sung and his work with the udf an organization that writes propoganda as poetry under kim jongil. May 08, 2014 dear leader is the incredible true story of jang jinsung, a propaganda poet working in the counterintelligence division, who finds himself handpicked as a favourite of kim jongil who died in december 2011 an honour that affords jang a life of luxury in the communist state. Young and ambitious, he had access to state secrets, including information about military and diplomatic policies, and the distribution of power. North koreas senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime. Jang jinsung ebooks epub and pdf format jang jinsung ebooks. February 2, 2015 author jang jinsung, on his first visit to the u. However, debate in south korea will no doubt be fueled by the fact that jangs task was not to polish the image of the dear leader domestically, but to amplify antiamerican sentiment and foster pro. Dear leader by jang jinsung, translated by shirley lee, is published by rider books. Dear leader audiobook by jang jinsung rakuten kobo. Among his tasks were developing the founding myth of north korea, posing undercover as a south korean intellectual and writing epic poems in support of the dictator, kim jongil.