River in the darkness

The story of the book is a horrifying true story about the life of a man in North Korea and his later escape from it. Masaji Ishikawa, a Korean on his father's side and Japanese on his mother's side, lived his entire life feeling like a man without a homeland. This feeling only deepened when his family moved from Japan to North Korea, when Ishikawa was only thirteen years old, and he became, against his will, part of the lowest social class. His Korean father was tempted to go to the new communist state with promises of work and education for his children and a high status in society. But the reality of their lives was far from utopia. In this autobiography, Ishikawa candidly recounts his troubled upbringing and the thirty-six harsh years he spent living under an oppressive totalitarian regime, as well as the challenges he faced when he returned to Japan after barely surviving and escaping North Korea. The book "River in the Darkness" is not only a shocking portrayal of life in the country, but also a witness to the nobility of the human spirit and its indomitable nature. Publication Year: 2000 Author: Masaji Ishikawa Translator: Mohamed Abdel Aati Publisher: Asir Books Number of Pages: 192 Cover Type: Paperback