A North Korean defector contrasts her escape to freedom with urgent warnings about culture wars and fragile liberty in America.
A North Korean defector contrasts her escape to freedom with urgent warnings about culture wars and fragile liberty in America.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER The North Korean defector, human rights advocate, and bestselling author of In Order to Live sounds the alarm on the culture wars, identity politics, and authoritarian tendencies tearing America apart. After defecting from North Korea, Yeonmi Park found liberty and freedom in America. But she also found a chilling crackdown on self-expression and thought that reminded her of the brutal regime she risked her life to escape. When she spoke out about the mass political indoctrin...
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References to rape and sexual violence tied to trafficking and escape
Accounts of torture, state brutality, murder, and violent repression in NK
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Critical discussion of gender identity politics and related cultural debates
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No fantasy magic elements present
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Central critique of identity politics, cancel culture, and threats to free speech
Suicidal thoughts discussed amid trauma and hardship
Trafficking, rape, slavery, torture, and systemic cruelty in North Korea and China
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