The Orphan Master's Son
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Fort Morgan Public Library - FICTION | FIC Johnson, A. | On Shelf |
Lamar Public Library (C426) - FICTION | fic JOHNSO ADAM | On Shelf |
Mancos Library District - FICTION | F JOH | On Shelf |
Park County Public Libraries - Bailey Branch (C882) - FICTION | FIC Joh | On Shelf |
Park County Public Libraries - Lake George Branch (C346) - FICTION | FIC Joh | On Shelf |
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443 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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Level 5.7, 26 Points
Level 5.7, 26 Points
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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 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 Korean 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." In this epic, critically acclaimed tour de force, Adam Johnson provides a riveting portrait of a world rife with hunger, corruption, and casual cruelty but also camaraderie, stolen moments of beauty, and love.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnson, A. (2012). The Orphan Master's Son . Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Adam, 1967-. 2012. The Orphan Master's Son. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Adam, 1967-. The Orphan Master's Son Random House, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Adam. The Orphan Master's Son Random House, 2012.
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