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This is the remarkable and wrenching memoir of a South Korean dissident who was unjustly accused of spying for the North Koreans and jailed for nineteen years as a political prisoner. The updated English-language edition traces Suh Sung's experiences as a Korean citizen of Japan before his incarceration, his time in prison, and his subsequent release. Readers will be moved and awed by Suh's courage under torture and solitary confinement. This memoir is an invaluable document for all concerned about human rights and a moving testimony to one man's incredible determination.

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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.--James B. Palais

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Suh Sung is professor of international studies at Ritsumeikan University.

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