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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Barbara Demick
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau

George Polk Award and Robert F. North Korea (officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea) is at a turning in its history. Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy; Ordinary Lives in North Korea (New York: Spiegel and Grau, 2010), 319pp. Following news over the years, I've always thought of North Korea as a minor thorn in the side of the world, a rogue state with eccentric, perhaps crazy leaders. By narrating the life stories of six North Korean defectors and their daily struggles, author Barbara Demick underscores this point beautifully. UPDATE: On Monday, December 20th, the North Korean government reported that Kim Jong Il died as a result of heart attack. When my sister Annie came home for my other sister Mollie's bridal shower in March, she had two books to lend to me -- Persepolis and this one. The first chapter of Nothing to Envy begins with this mind-boggling picture. The lives of North Koreans and their hatred and closed borders strategy. What we can say is that there are many lives of ordinary people who want ordinary lives but are denied this right. Kennedy Award-Winning Journalist Barbara Demick's spent six years reconstructing the lives of North Koreans in her book: Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea However, these threats are again blustery or not, maybe we cannot tell yet. Genre: Non-Fiction (narrative) Publisher: Spiegel & Grau (Random House) Pub. Title: Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Author: Barbara Demick Pages: 296.