A review by johnnyseesyou
The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag by Chol-Hwan Kang, Pierre Rigoulot

3.0

The author lived in a North Korean work camp from age 9 to 19. Despite the horrors of the account, he assures the reader that much worse camps exist there, after all, his family was considered redeemable of their political guilt by association. Mr. Kang tells his story with force and clarity, but without the polish of a professional storyteller. His message is clear though, North Korea represents a humanitarian crisis of historic proportions.