Friend : a novel from North Korea
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Kim, Immanuel, translator.
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2020].
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9780231195607, 0231195605, 9780231195614, 0231195613
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Bridgeview Public Library - StacksFICTION PAEOn Shelf
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Published
New York : Columbia University Press, [2020].
Format
Book
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224 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780231195607, 0231195605, 9780231195614, 0231195613

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"A tale of marital intrigue, abuse, and divorce in North Korea. A woman in her thirties comes to a courthouse petitioning for a divorce. As the judge who hears her statement begins to investigate the case, the story unfolds into a broader consideration of love and marriage. The novel delves into its protagonists' past, describing how the couple first fell in love and then how their marriage deteriorated over the years. It chronicles the toll their acrimony takes on their son and their careers alongside the story of the judge's own marital troubles. A best-seller in North Korea, where Paek continues to live and write, Friend illuminates a side of life in the DPRK that Western readers have never before encountered. Far from being a propagandistic screed in praise of the Great Leader, Friend describes the lives of people who struggle with everyday problems such as marital woes and workplace conflicts. Instead of socialist-realist stock figures, Paek depicts complex characters who wrestle with universal questions of individual identity, the split between public and private selves, the unpredictability of existence, and the never-ending labor of maintaining a relationship. This groundbreaking translation of one of North Korea's most popular writers offers English-language readers a page-turner full of psychological tension as well as a revealing portrait of a society that is typically seen as closed to the outside world"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Paek, N., & Kim, I. (2020). Friend: a novel from North Korea . Columbia University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Paek, Nam-nyong and Immanuel, Kim. 2020. Friend: A Novel From North Korea. Columbia University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Paek, Nam-nyong and Immanuel, Kim. Friend: A Novel From North Korea Columbia University Press, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Paek, Nam-nyong,, and Immanuel Kim. Friend: A Novel From North Korea Columbia University Press, 2020.

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