Stars between the Sun and Moon : one woman's life in North Korea and escape to freedom
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
ISBN
9780393249224 (hardcover), 0393249220 (hardcover)
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393249224 (hardcover), 0393249220 (hardcover)
Notes
Description
"An incredible memoir of North Korea by a woman who defied the government to keep her family alive. Born in 1970s North Korea, Lucia Jang grew up in a typical household--her parents worked in the factories and the family scraped by on rationed rice and a small garden. Nightly, she bowed to her photo of Kim Il-Sung. But it was the beginning of a chaotic period with a decade-long famine resulting in more than a million deaths. In this harsh time, Jang married an abusive man who sold their baby. She left him and went home to help her family by illegally crossing the river to China to trade goods. She was caught and imprisoned twice. After giving birth to a second child, which the government ordered to be killed, she escaped with him, fleeing under gunfire across the Chinese border. This stunning demonstration of love and courage reflects the range of experiences many North Korean women have endured--loss of a child, starvation, imprisonment, and trafficking"--Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 951.93043 JANG JAN | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIO Jang, Lucia | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 951.9304 JAN | Available |
East Hanover Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG JANG | Available |
Morris County Library - Adult Nonfiction | 951.9304 JAN | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Escapes -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Famines -- Social aspects -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Jang, Lucia -- Family.
Jang, Lucia.
Korea (North) -- History -- 1948-1994 -- Biography.
Mother and child -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Political prisoners -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Survival -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Women -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Women -- Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Escapes -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Famines -- Social aspects -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Jang, Lucia -- Family.
Jang, Lucia.
Korea (North) -- History -- 1948-1994 -- Biography.
Mother and child -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Political prisoners -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Survival -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Women -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
Women -- Korea (North) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jang, L., & McClelland, S. (2015). Stars between the Sun and Moon: one woman's life in North Korea and escape to freedom (First American edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jang, Lucia and Susan. McClelland. 2015. Stars between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jang, Lucia and Susan. McClelland. Stars between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jang, Lucia., and Susan McClelland. Stars between the Sun and Moon: One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom First American edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
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