{"product_id":"my-friend-kim-jong-un-paperback","title":"My Friend Kim Jong Un - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeum Suk Gendry-Kim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJanet Hong\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim demystifies the inscrutable North Korean leader\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA woman falls over a thin black line, slicing her in two--half becoming North Korea, the other half becoming South. From the Island of Ganghwa, a seemingly idyllic rural paradise just an hour outside of Seoul, North Korea sits mere miles away, visible from cartoonist Keum Suk Gendry-Kim's home and studio. It looms over her while she walks her dogs through the rice paddies. Artillery fire, helicopters, and sirens from a nearby military base paint her acoustic landscape. Gendry-Kim has written extensively about the pain and heartbreak experienced throughout Korea's recent history in her award-winning books \u003ci\u003eGrass\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Waiting\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eMy friend Kim Jong-Un\u003c\/i\u003e, Gendry-Kim looks not to the past, but to the present--to the man currently responsible for upholding the national divide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRetracing his rise to power and uncovering his human side, Gendry-Kim explores the life of the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: from his birth to his international education, his tastes and hobbies, and his relationships. Gendry-Kim weaves her personal accounts from this process throughout the book, in her signature approach to personal nonfiction by including interviews with former South Korean president Moon Jae-in, North Korean defectors, researchers, journalists, Kim's former chef, and a friend from his boarding school days in Switzerland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Friend Kim Jong-Un\u003c\/i\u003e carries a message of peace and attempts to make sense of an awful chapter in Korean history. Translated by the award-winning Canadian Janet Hong, \u003ci\u003eMy Friend...\u003c\/i\u003e is a cautionary tale and education on what makes a dictator, at a time when these lessons are more relevant in the West than ever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeum Suk Gendry-Kim\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Goheung in Jeolla Province. A prolific cartoonist, her books have been translated around the world, and her graphic novels \u003ci\u003eGrass, The Waiting, The Naked Tree, Dog Days, \u003c\/i\u003eand soon, \u003ci\u003e My friend Kim Jong-Un\u003c\/i\u003e have been translated to English. \u003ci\u003eGrass \u003c\/i\u003eappeared on Best of the Year lists from The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and received the Cartoonist Studio Prize for the Best Print Comic of the Year, the Big Other Book Award for Best Graphic Novel, the Harvey Award for Best International Book, and the Krause Essay Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.3 x 5.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894885318733,"sku":"9781770468221","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/5252\/5389\/files\/DiZ0CrfUYR9781770468221.webp?v=1793789471","url":"https:\/\/ishookcomics.com\/products\/my-friend-kim-jong-un-paperback","provider":"iShook Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}