Bøger af Barbara Demick

Nothing To Envy, a compelling book authored by Barbara Demick, is a captivating exploration into the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Published by Granta Books in 2010, this piece of literature is a must-read for those interested in understanding the humanistic perspective of life under severe conditions. The genre of the book is hard to pin down, as it skillfully intertwines elements of biography, history, and social commentary. Demick, an award-winning journalist, brings to life the stories of six North Koreans over fifteen years—a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the unchallenged rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population. The book is a remarkable testament to the spirit of the human will and the enduring desire for freedom. So, if you're looking for a thought-provoking read that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page, Nothing To Envy is the book for you.

An eye-opening account of life inside North Korea-a closed world of increasing global importance-hailed as a "tour de force of meticulous reporting" (The New York Review of Books) NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST In this landmark addition to the literature of totalitarianism, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick follows the lives of six North Korean citizens over fifteen years-a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung, the rise to power of his son Kim Jong-il (the father of Kim Jong-un), and a devastating famine that killed one-fifth of the population. Demick brings to life what it means to be living under the most repressive regime today-an Orwellian world that is by choice not connected to the Internet, where displays of affection are punished, informants are rewarded, and an offhand remark can send a person to the gulag for life. She takes us deep inside the country, beyond the reach of government censors, and through meticulous and sensitive reporting we see her subjects fall in love, raise families, nurture ambitions, and struggle for survival. One by one, we witness their profound, life-altering disillusionment with the government and their realization that, rather than providing them with lives of abundance, their country has betrayed them.Praise for Nothing to Envy"Provocative . . . offers extensive evidence of the author's deep knowledge of this country while keeping its sights firmly on individual stories and human details."-The New York Times "Deeply moving . . . The personal stories are related with novelistic detail."-The Wall Street Journal "A tour de force of meticulous reporting."-The New York Review of Books "Excellent . . . humanizes a downtrodden, long-suffering people whose individual lives, hopes and dreams are so little known abroad."-San Francisco Chronicle "The narrow boundaries of our knowledge have expanded radically with the publication of Nothing to Envy. . . . Elegantly structured and written, [it] is a groundbreaking work of literary nonfiction."-John Delury, Slate "At times a page-turner, at others an intimate study in totalitarian psychology."-The Philadelphia Inquirer

Logavina Street was a microcosm of Sarajevo, a six-block-long history lesson. For four centuries, it existed as a quiet residential area in a charming city long known for its ethnic and religious tolerance. On this street of 240 families, Muslims and Christians, Serbs and Croats lived easily together, unified by their common identity as Sarajevans. Then the war tore it all apart. As she did in her groundbreaking work about North Korea, Nothing to Envy, award-winning journalist Barbara Demick tells the story of the Bosnian War and the brutal and devastating three-and-a-half-year siege of Sarajevo through the lives of ordinary citizens, who struggle with hunger, poverty, sniper fire, and shellings. Logavina Street paints this misunderstood war and its effects in vivid strokes-at once epic and intimate-revealing the heroism, sorrow, resilience, and uncommon faith of its people. With a new Introduction, final chapter, and Epilogue by the author

Når aftenen sænker sig over Nordkorea, bliver der mørkt. Helt mørkt. Det blev lykken for 12-årige Mi-ran og 15-årige Jun-sang, der aften efter aften sneg sig til stævnemøder i ly af mørket. Efter tre år tog de hinanden i hånden. Efter ni år kyssede de hinanden. Så flygtede Mi-ran med sin familie til Kina – uden et ord til Jun-sang. For hvem kan man stole på?I LY AF MØRKET er en barsk og øjenåbnende skildring af livet for 22 millioner nordkoreanere, der lever med heftig indoktrinering, stor fattigdom, sult, stikkeri og elendighed, mens først Den Store Leder, siden Den Kære Leder og nu Den Unge Leder påtager sig næsten guddommelig myndighed. Ingen har adgang til andre nyheder end regimets egne, ingen kan hænge andet på væggen end et portræt af den aktuelle leder, ingen kan slippe for den politiske hjernevask. Til gengæld holdes alle i et jerngreb, uden håb og uden frihed. Nordkorea kaldes "verdens mest lukkede land". Man kunne også kalde det "verdens største fængsel".I LY AF MØRKET lader os møde seks nordkoreanske skæbner, som har oplevet regimet indefra gennem årtier, men i dag er undsluppet til Sydkorea og kan fortælle deres gruopvækkende historier.LEKTØRUDTALELSE"Gribende og dyster bog om dagligdagen i Nordkorea fra cirka 1986 til idag (...) Genremæssigt lægger bogen sig fint mellem historisk fakta og personlig beretning. Sproget er ligetil og gribende som historierne (...) En fin bog, der fortæller om en lukket verden, den vestlige verden ellers ikke ofte har en chance for at kigge ind i. En dybt bevægende og oplysende bog."Line bøgerne omhandler den 13-årige Line, der bor sammen med sine forældre, Olav og Grethe, på Lundegården sammen med deres heste. I bøgerne følger vi Lines eventyr.Barbara Demick har siden 2009 været Los Angeles Times’ chefkorrespondent i Beijing. For I ly af mørket modtog hun den prestigefyldte Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, der årligt uddeles til den bedste engelsksprogede reportagebog. Bogen er oversat til mere end 20 sprog.