A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Masaji Ishikawa with Risa Kobayashi (Translator), Martin Brown (Translator)

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced

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An Amazon Charts Most Read and Most Sold book.The harrowing true story of one man's life in--and subsequent escape from--North Korea, one of the world's most brutal totalitarian regimes.Half-Korean, half-Japanese, Masaji Ishikawa has spent his who...

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sad 88%
emotional 74%
dark 70%
informative 56%
tense 43%
challenging 38%
reflective 30%
inspiring 12%
adventurous 6%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 1%

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slow 21%

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