The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag by Pierre Rigoulot, Kang Chol-Hwan

The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag

Pierre Rigoulot, Kang Chol-Hwan

272 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir dark informative sad medium-paced
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"Destined to become a classic" (Iris Chang, author of The Rape of Nanking), this harrowing memoir of life inside North Korea was the first account to emerge from the notoriously secretive country -- and it remains one of the most terrifying. Amid ...

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dark 82%
informative 73%
sad 66%
emotional 57%
challenging 42%
reflective 35%
tense 35%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 8%

Pace

medium 72%
fast 15%
slow 11%

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