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Jang Jin-sung

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Jang Jin-sung (Chosŏn'gŭl: 장진성) is the pseudonym of a North Korean poet and government official who defected to South Korea. He had worked as a psychological warfare officer within the United Front Department of the Korean Workers' Party. Jang specifically worked within the United Front Department Section 5 (Literature), Division 19 (Poetry) of Office 101. Office 101 created propaganda intended to encourage South Korean sympathy for North Korea. One of Jang's job duties was to create poetry under a South Korean pseudonym Kim Kyong-min and in a South Korean style. His poetry was intended for distribution within South Korea.

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Average rating: 4.33 · 9,669 ratings · 987 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea by Jang Jin-sung, Shirley Lee (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 9,681 ratings — published 2014 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asia Literary Review: No. 23, Spring 2012: Korea by Asia Literary Review, James E. Hoare, Jang Jin-sung 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asia Literary Review, Autumn 2012 by Martin Alexander (Editor-in-chief), Jeet Thayil, Carla Mendoza 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asia Literary Review: No. 27, Spring 2015 by Asia Literary Review, Phillip Kim, Kyung-Sook Shin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jang Jin-sung (?)

“A mother can see into her child’s heart merely by looking at his shadow.”
― Jang Jin-Sung, Dear Leader: My Escape from North Korea

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“One reason why North Korea is unable to pursue reform and open itself more to the world is that this would risk exposing core dogmas of the state as mere fabrications.”
― Jang Jin-sung, Dear Leader: North Korea's senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime

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“The United Front Department (UFD) is a key section in the Workers’ Party, responsible for inter-Korean espionage, policy-making and diplomacy. Since 1953, Korea has been divided by an armistice line known as the Korean Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), held in place by military force on each side. The division of the Korean peninsula is not based on a difference in language, religion or ethnicity, but on a difference in political ideology. The North Korean version of Socialism, founded as it is on the maintenance of absolute institutional unity, regards pluralism and individual determination as its greatest enemy. The Workers’ Party has therefore been active and diligent in psychological warfare operations aimed at Koreans in both”
― Jin-sung Jang, Dear Leader: North Korea's senior propagandist exposes shocking truths behind the regime

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