The accusation / Bandi ; translation by Deborah Smith.
Material type:![Text](/opac-tmpl/lib/famfamfam/BK.png)
- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780802126207
- 0802126200
- Short stories. Selections. English
- Bandi, 1950- Record of a defection
- Bandi, 1950- City of specters
- Bandi, 1950- So near, yet so far
- Bandi, 1950- Pandemonium
- Bandi, 1950- On stage
- Bandi, 1950- Red mushroom
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
Main Library | Fiction | Bandi | Available | 33111008726776 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il's leadership, the seven stories that make up The Accusation give voice to people living under this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships. The characters of these compelling stories come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from a young mother living among the elite in Pyongyang whose son misbehaves during a political rally, to a former Communist war hero who is deeply disillusioned with the intrusion of the Party into everything he holds dear, to a husband and father who is denied a travel permit and sneaks onto a train in order to visit his critically ill mother. Written with deep emotion and writing talent, The Accusation is a vivid depiction of life in a closed-off one-party state, and also a hopeful testament to the humanity and rich internal life that persists even in such inhumane conditions.
Record of a defection -- City of specters -- Life of a swift steed -- So near, yet so far -- Pandemonium -- On stage -- The red mushroom -- Afterword: How The Accusation came out of North Korea.
With rights sold in fifteen territories and already a publishing phenomenon in France and South Korea, The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening piece of fiction that exposes the truth of the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Jong-Il's leadership, the seven stories that make up The Accusation throw light on different aspects of life in North Korea, and as a whole form a vivid and frightening portrait of what it means to live in this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships.