The Tears of My Soul
by Hyun Hee Kim
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Kim Hyun Hee was trained by the North Korean Army to be one of the deadliest espionage agents on the face of the Earth. This is the true story of her terrorist acts and her lifelong repentance.Tags
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A terrific insight into North Korea and its harsh regime and how a dictator can brainwash a whole society from birth to death. A very short and concise book and yet it delivers on all counts.
I had a difficult job sourcing a copy of this book to read as it is very expensive book on all the regular sites but was lucky to get the loan of a copy as this was such a worthwhile read.
There is a free copy of this book online on www.scribd.com For anyone interested.
The Tears of My Soul is the memoir of Kim Hyun Hui, a North Korean female agent convicted for planting the bomb on board Korean Air Flight 858 in November of 1987 and the consequently the deaths of 115 people. In this book Hyun Hee reveals how she was recruited and trained, and show more provides details of the bombing. Her depiction of North Korea's Orwellian society is convincing and vivid, it depicts the brainwashing of a society and the Poverty and destitute the majority of citizens live in.
This is my third book on North Korea and I found this account a damning expose of the North Korean regime. It traces her intensive training and indoctrinate at various secret North Korean facilities, the bombing of a South Korean airliner, her arrest and trial. One of the most interesting aspects of this book is Hyun Hee 's introduction and education of western society and how she has to relearn history and facts about the world as the version she was taught was for the most part fraracated and distorted.
I did learn since reading the book that the proceeds of the book was going to the victims families which I found quite a little unsettling as I am sure no amount of proceeds from a book will help these families understand or come to terms with the deaths of their loved ones and while the book is important reading in understanding a brain washed society I am sure this book was very traumatic for relatives of the victims.
An interesting and insightful read and a book that gives insight in a country that is for the most part closed off to the rest of the world. show less
I had a difficult job sourcing a copy of this book to read as it is very expensive book on all the regular sites but was lucky to get the loan of a copy as this was such a worthwhile read.
There is a free copy of this book online on www.scribd.com For anyone interested.
The Tears of My Soul is the memoir of Kim Hyun Hui, a North Korean female agent convicted for planting the bomb on board Korean Air Flight 858 in November of 1987 and the consequently the deaths of 115 people. In this book Hyun Hee reveals how she was recruited and trained, and show more provides details of the bombing. Her depiction of North Korea's Orwellian society is convincing and vivid, it depicts the brainwashing of a society and the Poverty and destitute the majority of citizens live in.
This is my third book on North Korea and I found this account a damning expose of the North Korean regime. It traces her intensive training and indoctrinate at various secret North Korean facilities, the bombing of a South Korean airliner, her arrest and trial. One of the most interesting aspects of this book is Hyun Hee 's introduction and education of western society and how she has to relearn history and facts about the world as the version she was taught was for the most part fraracated and distorted.
I did learn since reading the book that the proceeds of the book was going to the victims families which I found quite a little unsettling as I am sure no amount of proceeds from a book will help these families understand or come to terms with the deaths of their loved ones and while the book is important reading in understanding a brain washed society I am sure this book was very traumatic for relatives of the victims.
An interesting and insightful read and a book that gives insight in a country that is for the most part closed off to the rest of the world. show less
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Bastei Lübbe Taschenbuch (61304)
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- Canonical title
- The Tears of My Soul
- Original title
- The Tears of My Soul: The True Story of a North Korean Spy
- Original publication date
- 1993
- People/Characters*
- Kim Hyun-Hee
- Important places
- North Korea
- Important events*
- Flugzeugabsturz Korean-Airlines-Flug 858, 29. November 1987
- Dedication*
- Dieses Buch ist den Familien der Opfer des Fluges 858 gewidmet. Alle durch den Verkauf dieses Buches erzielten Erlöse sollen ihnen zugute kommen.
- First words*
- Ich sass im düsteren und bedrückenden Warteraum für Angeklagte, und die Erwartung meines Urteilsspruches schnürte mir den Hals zu.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Wir konnten nur auf den Tag hinarbeiten, an dem unsere Familien, und mit ihnen alle Koreaner, wieder vereint sein würden.
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Epilog:
Eure sich in Seoul nach Euch sehnende älteste Tochter
Kim Hyun Hee
März 1991
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 364.1 — Society, Government, and Culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses
- LCC
- HV6248 .K516 .A3 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Criminal classes
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