![]() ![]() In 2000, he published the autobiographical “ The Aquariums of Pyongyang.” He crossed into China in 1992 and eventually reached South Korea. Kang was suspected of illegally listening to South Korean radio stations and decided to escape to North Korea. As a child at camp, he witnessed unimaginable horrors and saw both children and adults die from work accidents and public executions.Īfter being released, Mr. To survive he had to eat whatever he could, including rats, insects and worms. Inside, he suffered from brutal living conditions, starvation and hard labor. At age 9, he was sent, along with his family, to Yodok Concentration Camp after his grandfather was accused of treason. “ The Aquariums of Pyongyang” by Kang Chol-hwan and Pierre Rigoulot is a memoir that reveals the truth about North Korea’s concentration camps, government and life inside the hermit kingdom.Īuthor Chol-hwan was born in 1968 in Pyongyang, North Korea. ![]()
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