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)

172 pages 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%

Pace

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fast 25%
slow 21%

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