{"product_id":"madame-choi-and-the-monsters-a-true-story-paperback","title":"Madame Choi and the Monsters: A True Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Spät\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSheree Domingo\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stranger-than-fiction true story of kidnapping, creativity, survival, and escape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMadame Choi and the Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, writer Patrick Spät and illustrator Sheree Domingo bring to life the astonishing real events surrounding legendary South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee and filmmaker Shin Sang-ok--a former power couple whose fates were upended when they were abducted by North Korean agents under orders from the future dictator Kim Jong-il.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1978, Choi is kidnapped and taken to North Korea, where Kim--obsessed with cinema and determined to elevate his nation's film industry--holds her captive. Six months later, her ex-husband Shin is abducted as well. For years, neither knows the other is alive until a surreal reunion orchestrated by Kim himself in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForced into service as the country's star director-actor duo, Choi and Shin are compelled to make films for the regime, including the notorious kaiju cult classic \u003ci\u003ePulgasari\u003c\/i\u003e (1985). All the while, Kim Jong-il works to convince the outside world that the pair has defected willingly. Under constant surveillance and unimaginable pressure, the two slowly rekindle their bond as they secretly plot their freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir chance finally arrives at the 1986 Vienna Film Festival, where they make a daring break for the American embassy--launching into a high-stakes escape worthy of the dramatic films they were coerced to create.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with gripping visual storytelling and meticulous historical detail, this graphic narrative lays bare one of modern history's wildest and least believable true tales, blending political thriller, human drama, romance, and dark absurdity. Critics have hailed it as \u003ci\u003e\"smart, witty, shocking, compelling, romantic and... just a bit terrifying\"\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\"one of the wildest historical stories you're liable to hear.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting chronicle of art under duress, propaganda, resilience, and defiance, \u003ci\u003eMadame Choi and the Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for fans of true crime, graphic nonfiction, Korean cinema, and Cold War history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Spät \u003c\/b\u003elives as a freelance author and editor in Berlin. He studied philosophy, sociology and literary history in Mannheim, Leipzig, and Freiburg, ultimately receiving his doctorate in philosophy in 2010. As an author, he mainly deals with historical and sociopolitical topics. He was a finalist for the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung Comic Book Prize in 2019 with the graphic novel \u003ci\u003eDer König der Vagabunden \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe King of the Vagabonds\u003c\/i\u003e), published by Avant Verlag.\u003cb\u003e Sheree Domingo\u003c\/b\u003e studied at the Kunsthochschule in Kassel and at the Luca School of Arts in Brussels. As a cartoonist, she works and lives in Berlin. She was a finalist of the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung Comic Book Prize in 2016 with her graphic novel \u003ci\u003eFerngespräch \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eLong Distance Call\u003c\/i\u003e), published by Edition Morderne. In 2022, she and her collaborator Patrick Spät went on to win the same prize with the German edition of \u003ci\u003eMadame Choi and the Monster\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.2 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204526473293,"sku":"9781914224225","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/5252\/5389\/files\/m4zgd3NOIy9781914224225.webp?v=1783076502","url":"https:\/\/ishookcomics.com\/products\/madame-choi-and-the-monsters-a-true-story-paperback","provider":"iShook Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}