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North Korea
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Leaving North Korea is not like leaving any other country. It is more like leaving another universe. I will never truly be free of its gravity, no matter how far I journey.
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At around this time, my mother, on a journey of her own to Wonsan to visit Uncle Cinema, saw a policeman order an old woman down. Her clothing was bulging with some contraband she was hoping to sell. The police were always alert for smuggled goods that they could confiscate for themselves and sell.
'Please don't search me.' She was begging him from the top of the train. 'It's all I have.'
'Get down right now, you old bitch,' the policeman yelled.
The woman asked to be helped down.
The policema
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Having just published THE PYONGYANG OPTION, a spy thriller set in North Korea, I've had a wide r…more
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