The Sorcerer of Pyongyang
Marcel Theroux
The acclaimed author of the “sublime” (The New York Times) Far North,
a finalist for the National Book Award, returns with a mesmerizing
novel about a North Korean boy whose life is irrevocably changed when he
stumbles across a mysterious Western book—a guide to Dungeons &
Dragons.
Ten-year-old Jun-su is a bright and
obedient boy whose only desire is to be a credit to his family, his
nation, and most importantly, his Dear Leader. However, when he
discovers a copy of The Dungeon Master’s Guide, left behind in a hotel room by a rare foreign visitor, a new and colorful world opens up to him.
With
the help of an English-speaking teacher, Jun-su deciphers the rules of
the famous role-playing game and his imaginary adventures sweep him away
from the harsh reality of a famine-stricken North Korea. Over time, the
game leads Jun-su on a spellbinding and unexpected journey through the
hidden layers of his country, toward precocious success, glory, love,
betrayal, prison, a spell at the pinnacle of the North Korean elite, and
an extraordinary kind of redemption.
A vivid, uplifting, and deeply researched novel, The Sorcerer of Pyongyang
is a love story and a tale of survival against the odds. Inspired by
the testimony of North Korean refugees and drawing on the author’s
personal experience of North Korea, it explores the power of empathy and
imagination in a society where they are dangerous liabilities.
a finalist for the National Book Award, returns with a mesmerizing
novel about a North Korean boy whose life is irrevocably changed when he
stumbles across a mysterious Western book—a guide to Dungeons &
Dragons.
Ten-year-old Jun-su is a bright and
obedient boy whose only desire is to be a credit to his family, his
nation, and most importantly, his Dear Leader. However, when he
discovers a copy of The Dungeon Master’s Guide, left behind in a hotel room by a rare foreign visitor, a new and colorful world opens up to him.
With
the help of an English-speaking teacher, Jun-su deciphers the rules of
the famous role-playing game and his imaginary adventures sweep him away
from the harsh reality of a famine-stricken North Korea. Over time, the
game leads Jun-su on a spellbinding and unexpected journey through the
hidden layers of his country, toward precocious success, glory, love,
betrayal, prison, a spell at the pinnacle of the North Korean elite, and
an extraordinary kind of redemption.
A vivid, uplifting, and deeply researched novel, The Sorcerer of Pyongyang
is a love story and a tale of survival against the odds. Inspired by
the testimony of North Korean refugees and drawing on the author’s
personal experience of North Korea, it explores the power of empathy and
imagination in a society where they are dangerous liabilities.
年:
2022
出版社:
Simon and Schuster
语言:
english
页:
256
ISBN 10:
1668002663
ISBN 13:
9781668002667
ISBN:
B09RX3DZW2
文件:
EPUB, 1.19 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2022
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