{"product_id":"the-orphan-masters-son-9780812982626","title":"The Orphan Master's Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novel of North Korea: an epic journey into the heart of the world's most mysterious dictatorship.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Imagine Charles Dickens paying a visit to Pyongyang, and you see the canvas on which  Adam] Johnson is painting here.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother--a singer \"stolen\" to Pyongyang--and an influential father who runs a work camp for orphans. Superiors in the North Korean state soon recognize the boy's loyalty and keen instincts. Considering himself \"a humble citizen of the greatest nation in the world,\" Jun Do rises in the ranks. He becomes a professional kidnapper who must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his overlords in order to stay alive. Driven to the absolute limit of what any human being could endure, he boldly takes on the treacherous role of rival to Kim Jong Il in an attempt to save the woman he loves, Sun Moon, a legendary actress \"so pure, she didn't know what starving people looked like.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part breathless thriller, part story of innocence lost, part story of romantic love, \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan Master's Son\u003c\/i\u003e is also a riveting portrait of a world heretofore hidden from view: a North Korea rife with hunger, corruption, and casual cruelty but also camaraderie, stolen moments of beauty, and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD - WINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNamed ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by more than a dozen publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post - Entertainment Weekly - The Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles Times - San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan Master\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003es Son\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart.\"\u003cb\u003e--Pulitzer Prize citation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Mr. Johnson has written a daring and remarkable novel, a novel that not only opens a frightening window on the mysterious kingdom of North Korea, but one that also excavates the very meaning of love and sacrifice.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Rich with a sense of discovery . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Orphan Master's Son\u003c\/i\u003e has an early lead on novel of  the year].\"\u003cb\u003e--The Daily Beast\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a novel worth getting excited about.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" A] ripping piece of fiction that is also an astute commentary on the nature of freedom, sacrifice, and glory.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812982626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/02\/2012 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/28\/2012 pg. 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/26\/2013 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2015 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e160488 \/ Orphan Master's Son\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adam Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644448764060,"sku":"9780812982626","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5339d48e-cba1-4b23-ac55-6d9337586176.jpg?v=1603858660","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-orphan-masters-son-9780812982626","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}