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Korean edition of [Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator] by Jung H. Pak. In this masterly book, enter former CIA analyst traces and explains Kim Jong Un's ascent on the world stage, from his brutal power-consolidating purges to his abrupt pivot toward diplomatic engagement that led to his historic--and still poorly understood--summits with President Trump. Korean edition translated by Son...
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Korean
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Based on a true story set in 1980, a down-on-his-luck taxi driver from Seoul is hired by a foreign journalist who wants to go to the town of Gwangju for the day. They arrive to find a city under siege by the military government, with the citizens, led by a determined group of college students, rising up to demand freedom. What began as an easy fare becomes a life-or-death struggle in the midst of the Gwangju Uprising, a critical event in modern South...
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Korean
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The winner of the 9th Kyobobook Story Contest. Inspired by King Jeongjo's ‘secret letter’, which actually existed, this story spreads the imagination of the unknown history. Jae Gyeom, who has a special ability to distinguish ‘truth and ‘lie’ by subtle changes in face, becomes the King’s secret messenger takings on an important mission to save the fate of precarious Joseon.