Kang Chol-hwan lives and works in Seoul, where he is a staff writer for Chosun Ilbo, a daily newspaper in South Korea. Pierre Rigoulot is a journalist, historian, and human rights activist living in Paris, France. He is the author of numerous books on the history of political repression and contributed the North Korean chapter to the best-selling The Black Book of Communism (Harvard University Press).
"The Aquariums of Pyongyang is one of the most terrifying memoirs I
have ever read. As the first account to emerge from North Korea, it
is destined to become a classic."--Iris Chang, authorof The Rape of
Nanking
"A chilling testimony.... Freezes the heart and seizes the
soul."--Kirkus Reviews
"A triumph against silence."--Financial Times
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