The People's Paradise: True Stories from North Korea, the People's Paradise on Earth

This book is a collection of true stories - tragicomic episodes that occurred in the 1990s in North Korea, and is still happening today.

Author: Peter Oh
Publisher: Bookbaby
Published: 01/08/2021
Pages: 220
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781098337827
ISBN10: 1098337824
BISAC Categories:
- Humor | Form | Anecdotes & Quotations

About the Author
About the author
Name: Peter J. Oh
Reporter at Radio Free Asia
Escaped from North Korea in 2000
Entered South Korea in 2003
Master's Degree in Law Studies from Yonsei University in 2011
MIPP at Elliot School International Affairs from George Washington University 2020

Peter escaped North Korea in 2000 and resettled in South Korea, and then came to the United States in 2010. He currently works as a reporter at Radio Free Asia (RFA). While living in North Korea, Peter worked in the Ministry of State Security (MSS) for several years, and after defecting, made his way to South Korea traveling through China and Mongolia. His RFA articles have been quoted in major US media outlets such as the New York Times and the Washington Post, many South Korean media outlets such as Chosun Ilbo, KBS, and Yonhap News, etc.