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Orphan Masters Son

Orphan Masters Son

by Adam Johnson (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

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Synopsis

Citizens of our beloved Democratic Republic of North Korea! Imagine the life of an orphan boy from nowhere who is plucked from his orphanage by the military, to be trained as a tunnel assassin, a kidnapper, a spy. e has no father but the State, no sweetheart but Sun Moon, the greatest opera star who ever lived, whose face is tattooed on his chest. magine he lives in our very own country, a model of exemplary Communism. A nation that is the envy of the world, especially the Americans. Where the only human stories people need to hear are those blasting out of loudspeakers to the glory of our dear Leader, Kim Jong il. itizens! Who is this individual? What is his story? Who will remember him? ak Jun Do is his name- wrestler of sharks, envoy to Texan barbecues, imposter extraordinaire, whose murderous biography has only come to light through the talents and stamina of our most patriotic interrogators. ry your eyes now, comrades! This is the double-life story of a hero and martyr- the Greatest North Korean Love Story Ever Told. THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON is an iconoclastic work of fiction, part thriller, part coming-of-age story, part love story. Dark, playful and genre-defying,

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 06 Jan 2012
ISBN 10: 0857520563
ISBN 13: 9780857520562
Book Overview: Prize-winning, Granta-endorsed American fiction - The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man's epic journey in the world's most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea - for fans of David Mitchell.

Media Reviews
PRAISE FOR ADAM JOHNSON
Emporium
Impossible to forget . . . Adam Johnson unleashes a big, thrilling, and fully realized talent. --Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad
Remarkable . . . Johnson's heroes are isolated and alienated, but are capable of feeling just the right emotion at just the right time. --The New Yorker

Exhibits a fierce talent, showcasing Johnson's quirky humor and slicing insight. --Publishers Weekly

Parasites Like Us
[Johnson's] characters are wonderfully weird and charming, and he is so witty a storyteller that this strange novel manages to captivate. --The Washington Post

Teeming with clever conceits, superb turns of phrase, observations as precise as Updike's, and tonal echoes of Vonnegut, Boyle, and George Sanders . . . The author is wise, weird and worth watching. --Seattle Weekly
Brilliance to burn. --The New York Times Book Review rs, ch
Adam Johnson has pulled off literary alchemy, first by setting his novel in North Korea, a country that few of us can imagine, then by producing such compelling characters, whose lives unfold at breakneck speed. I was engrossed right to the amazing conclusion. The result is pure gold, a terrific novel. --Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
An addictive novel of daring ingenuity, a study of sacrifice and freedom in a citizen-eating dynasty, and a timely reminder that anonymous victims of oppression are also human beings who love-- The Orphan Master's Son is a brave and impressive book. --David Mitchell, author of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
I've never read anything like it. This is truly an amazing reading experience, a tremendous accomplishment. I could spend days talking about how much I love this book. It sounds like overstatement, but no. The Orphan Master's Son is a masterpiece. --Charles Bock, author of Beautiful Children

Johnson's novel accomplishes the seemingly impossible: an American writer has masterfully rendered the mysterious world of North Korea with the soul and savvy of a native, from its orphanages and its fishing boats to the kitchens of its high-ranking commanders. While oppressive propaganda echoes throughout, the tone never slides into caricature; if anything, the story unfolds with astounding empathy for those living in constant fear of imprisonment--or worse--but who manage to maintain their humanity against all odds. The book traces the journey of Jun Do, who for years lives according to the violent dictates of the state, as a tunnel expert who can fight in the dark, a kidnapper, radio operator, tenuous hero, and foreign dignitary before eventually taking his fate into his own hands. In one of the book's most poignant moments, a government interrogator, who tortures innocent citizens on a daily basis, remembers his own childhood and the way in which his father explained the inexpl

Author Bio
Adam Johnson teaches creative writing at Stanford University. His second novel THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2013 and was a New York Times bestseller. His short story NIRVANA won the EFG/Sunday Times Best Short Story Award 2014. He lives in San Francisco with his family.