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The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea
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About The Accusation: Forbidden Stories From Inside North
Product Description The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il's leadership, the seven stories that make up The Accusation give voice to people living under this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships. The characters of these compelling stories come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from a young mother living among the elite in Pyongyang whose son misbehaves during a political rally, to a former Communist war hero who is deeply disillusioned with the intrusion of the Party into everything he holds dear, to a husband and father who is denied a travel permit and sneaks onto a train in order to visit his critically ill mother. Written with deep emotion and writing talent, The Accusation is a vivid depiction of life in a closed-off one-party state, and also a hopeful testament to the humanity and rich internal life that persists even in such inhumane conditions. Review Praise for The Accusation: Winner of a PEN Translates Award A World Literature Today Notable Translation of 2017 The Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2017 Longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize “The stories describe life under a locked-down totalitarian dictatorship in which everything is controlled by the central government, including writing and reading; in which society is riddled with spies who report on the most trivial of aberrations; and in which the non-elites are starved and overworked and lied to about the real state of affairs. This book emphasizes the value of an open society in which many voices can be heard—not just one authoritarian voice.” —Margaret Atwood, Literary Hub “[A] remarkable collection . . . [the stories’] power is in the plain-spoken, almost artless way they convey daily life under an ever-watchful, whimsically cruel regime . . . This courageous book offers an important reminder that not all dystopias are invented.” —Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal “Searing fiction by an anonymous dissident . . . A fierce indictment of life in the totalitarian North.” —New York Times “[The Accusation] might be the most dangerous book on the planet right now . . . An historic milestone . . . A powerful denunciation . . . Its very existence is still a hopeful symbol that change is inevitable, if not imminent.” —Vice “They say fact is stranger than fiction. One book smuggled out of North Korea encapsulates both . . . A reflection of life under North Korean rule . . . This is the first known writer of a book, critical of North Korea, who is still inside the country.” —Paula Hancocks, CNN “The Accusation shines a light on the dark half of the Korean peninsula with stories that are as readable as they are important . . . If these stories are an exorcism for the author, they are a revelation for us; The Accusation is fiction, but it is fiction that screams truth. Like its great literary predecessor One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, The Accusation is a powerful work that seems destined to serve as the go-to example, and indictment, of life in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.” —National Post “Deborah Smith . . . vividly brings to English the taut, searing stories . . . Each turn of the page, each moment of anger and sadness a reader feels for Bandi’s characters comes with a deeper ache. The reader knows, horribly, that all of these things are still happening.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune “Seven short stories, each pointing an accusing finger at the ruling regime, shine a light on North Korea’s ‘truly fathomless darkness’ . . . In the midst of dashed hopes and broken dreams, the flame of hope barely flickers. These are indeed, as the book’s subtitle says, Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea.” —The Guardian, “The Best Books on North Korea” “The seven stories paint an eye-opening portrait of life under the brutal regime . . . The Accusation is a testament to the resilience
