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The Sun Tyrant: A Nightmare Called North Korea
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About The Sun Tyrant: A Nightmare Called North Korea
Product Description When JP Floru tags along with three friends running the marathon in Pyongyang, little could have prepared him for what he witnessed. Shocking and scary, The Sun Tyrant uncovers the oddities and tragedies at the heart of the world’s most secretive regime, showing what happens when a population is reduced to near-slavery in the twenty-first century. From the Inside Flap When Londoner JP Floru tags along with three friends running the marathon in Pyongyang, little could have prepared him for what he witnessed. Shown by two minders what the regime wants them to see during their nine-day trip, the group is astounded when witnessing people bowing for their leaders statues; being told not to take photos of the leaders feet; and hearing the hushed reverence with which people recite the history invented by the regime to keep itself in power. Often the group did not understand what they were seeing: from the empty five-lane motorway to the missing fifth floor of their Yanggakdo Hotel on an island in the Pudong River; many answers only came through extensive research of the few sources that exist about this hermit country. Shocking and scary, The Sun Tyrant uncovers the oddities and tragedies at the heart of the worlds most secretive regime, and shows what happens when a population is reduced to near-slavery in the twenty-first century. From the Back Cover When Londoner JP Floru tags along with three friends running the marathon in Pyongyang, little could have prepared him for what he witnessed. Shown by two minders what the regime wants them to see during their nine-day trip, the group is astounded when witnessing people bowing for their leaders’ statues; being told not to take photos of the leader’s feet; and hearing the hushed reverence with which people recite the history invented by the regime to keep itself in power. Often the group did not understand what they were seeing: from the empty five-lane motorway to the missing fifth floor of their Yanggakdo Hotel on an island in the Pudong River; many answers only came through extensive research of the few sources that exist about this hermit country. Shocking and scary, The Sun Tyrant uncovers the oddities and tragedies at the heart of the world’s most secretive regime, and shows what happens when a population is reduced to near-slavery in the twenty-first century. About the Author JP Floru is an author, solicitor and political commentator whose articles have appeared in many newspapers and magazines. He is the author of two books about political economy: What the Immigrant Saw (2011) and Heavens on Earth: How to Create Mass Prosperity (2013). Floru has written extensively about political economy in the Far East. He lives in London with his cat, Mischief.
