.. . A well-translated, informative and sometimes moving account. .. Despite its grim subject, the book has a warm, human heart, reflecting the endurance of its author. Along the way we learn interesting facts about Japanese discrimination against their Korean population in the post-war years, and we learn that Oh Dae-su's wall-punching exercises in Oldboy were not a perverse invention of Park Chan-wook: this is, or was, a fist-toughening practice widespread in Korea's prisons. Very readable and highly recommended.
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An extremely important account of the mood of injustice that prevailed in South Korea during the period of near-dictatorship in South Korea that lasted from 1948 to 1987. The experience of Suh Sung was one of the most egregious examples of injustice in that period. His story should be made known to the world.
In a well-translated, informative and sometimes moving account, Suh Sung tells of his nineteen-year detention in South Korea’s prisons.. .. Despite its grim subject, the book has a warm, human heart, reflecting the endurance of its author.. .. Very readable and highly recommended.
London Korean Links - Philip Gowman
A phenomenal best-seller in Japan, Suh Sung's memoir is at once a painstaking and painful description of prison life in South Korea during Park Chung Hee's dictatorial rule, and a memorable and moving testimony to the resiliency of the human spirit. Unbroken Spirits instructs, instigates, and inspires. I recommend it heartily.
A phenomenal best-seller in Japan, Suh Sung's memoir is at once a painstaking and painful description of prison life in South Korea during Park Chung Hee's dictatorial rule, and a memorable and moving testimony to the resiliency of the human spirit. Unbroken Spirits instructs, instigates, and inspires. I recommend it heartily.--John Lie, author of Han Unbound: The Political Economy of South Korea
In a well-translated, informative and sometimes moving account, Suh Sung tells of his nineteen-year detention in South Korea’s prisons. . . . Despite its grim subject, the book has a warm, human heart, reflecting the endurance of its author. . . . Very readable and highly recommended.
Sung's (international relations, Ritsumeiken University) tells of his life as a South Korean political dissident, falsely accused of<-->and imprisoned for<-->espionage. He details the circumstances which led to his imprisonment, the conditions he found when he got there, and the factors which produced his eventual release. He also describes the courage of his fellow inmates and their resistance to the system of ideological conversion. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
