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(2012)
The Orphan Master’s Son
Black Swan edition (2)
by Adam Johnson
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Pak Jun Do knows he is special. He knows he must be the son of the master of the orphanage, not some kid dumped by his parents – it was obvious from the way his father singled him out for beatings.
He knows he is special when he is picked as a spy and kidnapper for his country, the glorious Democratic Republic of North Korea.
He knows he must find his true love, Sun Moon, the greatest opera star who ever lived, before it’s too late.
He knows he’s not like the other prisoners in the camp.
He’s going to get out soon.
Definitely
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Totalitarianism, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Fiction, New York Times bestseller, nyt:hardcover_fiction=2012-02-11, Roman, Amerikanisches Englisch, Thriller, Man-woman relationships, Orphans, Power (Social sciences), Crime, Fiction, general, Korea, fiction, Large type books, History, Literatura norteamericana, Inglés (Lengua), Lecturas, New York Times reviewed, Coming of agePeople
Pak Jun Do, Kim Jong Il, Sun MoonPlaces
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The Orphan Master’s Son
2013, Black Swan
Paperback
in English
- Black Swan edition (2)
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The Orphan Master's Son
2013?, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Paperback
in English
- 2012 Random House Trade Paperback Edition (6)
0812982622 9780812982626
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The Orphan Master's Son
2013?, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Paperback
in English
- 2012 Random House Trade Paperback Edition (8)
0812982622 9780812982626
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Das geraubte Leben des Waisen Jun Do
2013, Suhrkamp
Hardcover
in German
- Erste Auflage
3518464256 9783518464250
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The Orphan Master's Son
2013?, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Paperback
in English
- 2012 Random House Trade Paperback Edition (14)
0812982622 9780812982626
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The Orphan Master's Son
2012, Random House
Hardcover
in English
- First Edition (1)
0812992792 9780812992793
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The Orphan Master's Son is a 2012 novel by American author Adam Johnson. It deals with intertwined themes of propaganda, identity, and state power in North Korea. The novel was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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- The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson - review (The Guardian)
- A North Korean Soldier Finds His ‘Casablanca’ (The New York Times)
- Dear Leader (The New Yorker)
- Adam Johnson on ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’ (The Paris Review)
- Pulling back the curtain on North Korea - (BookPage)
- Adam Johnson's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel: review (The Telegraph)
- The Orphan Master's Son (Random House Books)
- thegreatestbooks.org/items/2038
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| January 14, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| August 7, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | added details from linked copy |
| August 7, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Added new cover |
| August 7, 2021 | Edited by Lisa | Update covers |
| February 8, 2016 | Created by David Prochnow | Added new book. |