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The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea
by Bandi, Deborah Smith (Translator)
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The Accusation is a deeply moving and eye-opening work of fiction that paints a powerful portrait of life under the North Korean regime. Set during the period of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il’s leadership, the seven stories that make up The Accusation give voice to people living under this most bizarre and horrifying of dictatorships. The characters of these compelling stories come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from a young mother living among the elite in Pyongyang whose son misbehaves during a political rally, to a former Communist war hero who is deeply disillusioned with the intrusion of the Party into everything he holds dear, to a husband and father who is denied a travel permit and sneaks onto a train in order to visit his critically ill mother. Written with deep emotion and writing talent, The Accusation is a vivid depiction of life in a closed-off one-party state, and also a hopeful testament to the humanity and rich internal life that persists even in such inhumane conditions. (less)
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Published March 7th 2017 by Grove Press (first published May 2014)
Original Title고발 [Gobal]
ISBN0802126200 (ISBN13: 9780802126207)
Edition LanguageEnglishSettingNorth Korea, 1989 (Korea, Democratic People's Republic of)
Literary AwardsAspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Longlist (2018)
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Mar 29, 2017Bill Kerwin rated it it was amazing
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In Why Orwell Matters (2005), Christopher Hitchens made the following prediction about North Korea: “...there will turn out to have been individual Koreans who always kept a scrap of culture alive.” The fulfillment of that prediction is this book, first published in 2017.
An afterward tells the story of how the manuscript escaped from the North, how it was smuggled out—due to the efforts of a female relative—sandwiched between the pages of The Selected Works of Kim il-Sung. Its author, Bandi (a pseudonym, meaning “firefly”) remains in North Korea. Although he chooses not to defect (he has a wife and children) the stories of this “firefly” illuminate the bleak lives of the men and women of his homeland, and I for one feel privileged to share in his light.
Bandi once was—perhaps still is—a member of North Korea’s official writer’s group, contributing articles to government magazines. But in his private moments, during the latter days of Kim il-Sung and the first few years of Kim Jong-il (1989 to 1997), he wrote these stories of the everyday struggles of the North Korean people against the relentless mechanisms of its totalitarian state.
Bandi is an artist, and, although the reader feels, roiling beneath the surface, the great wells of rage and compassion which generate these stories, the artist is careful to keep his canvas small, to find—in typical, common frustrations—sufficient evidence to condemn an entire system of government.
The people of The Accusation are all regular people with ordinary problems: in “Reason for a Defection” a man’s life is blighted because his father once failed—years ago—to care properly for a new type of seed; in “City of Specters” a privileged couple is alarmed because their toddler screams in terror at a poster of Karl Marx, putting the whole family in peril; in “Life of the Swift Steed,” an old hero of the revolution earns the ire of government forces by defending his precious “revolutionary” elm tree; in “So Near, Yet so Far,” a simple miner defies a travel ban to see his dying mother; in “Pandemonium” a family is caught in a railway station panic precipitated by a visit of “The Great Leader”; in “On Stage” a thoughtful young man’s improvisation during an acting class enrages his conservative father; and, finally, in “The Red Mushroom,” we see how an out-of-favor bean-paste factory manager is blamed by the bureaucracy—and eventually destroyed—because of an unnecessary task they have assigned him.
The stories are grim, but not entirely without humor: my favorites--”City of Specters,” “Pandemonium” (featuring an appearance by “The Great Leader” himself), and “On Stage” each have a touch of humor. Above all, though, they are tributes to a writer, who, under the worst of conditions, has maintained a sense of balance and a touch of poetry, and produced, not only a testimony against totalitarianism, but a tribute to humanity itself. (less)
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Taryn
Feb 24, 2017Taryn rated it really liked it
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4.5 Stars. The Accusation is a collection of seven short stories about life in North Korea. The manuscript was smuggled out of the country. It's the first time a book critical of the North Korean government written by someone who still lives there has been published.
Bandi, Korean for firefly, is the pseudonym the author uses; he states that he's "fated to shine only in a world of darkness." The translation is by Deborah Smith, translator for Han Kang's Human Acts and The Vegetarian. Bandi wrote the stories between 1989 and 1995. They take place during the rule of Kim Il-sung, grandfather of North Korea's current leader Kim Jong-un. The stories are fictional but based on real-life accounts. Every story is great! They had all of the features I appreciate most: completeness, rich symbolism, thoughtful characters with strong family relationships, and haunting endings. It was even more impressive that these stories were written in such a closed environment. I was reminded of all the dystopian fiction I've read and it's jarring to think that it's unlikely Bandi ever experienced any of that work--though he is living it firsthand.
There's a classic quality to the stories, perhaps due to the lack of technology or the author's restricted sphere of inspiration. The presentation of the stories is reminiscent of Kazuo Ishiguro's work, because Bandi tends to introduce an event and fill in the gaps later. Many of the relevant details are revealed through an intimate conversation ("Life of a Swift Steed," "So Near Yet So Far") or via a document ("Record of Defection"). It features both the privileged and those who are marked by an ancestor's "crimes" against the state. Status is never guaranteed and a perceived misstep can alter the course of a life. There's a constant fear that the actions of a relative will become a lifelong burden. Fear and obedience are necessary tools for survival. All negative emotions must be suppressed. Anyone could be watching, waiting to find someone committing even the most minor offense. In each of these stories, characters find themselves in an absurd situation that makes them see the contradictions of their homeland. Sometimes realizing the disconnect between long-held beliefs and the reality of their situation has tragic consequences.
The first five stories were my favorites, but each story has staying power:
Record of a Defection - A man discovers that his wife has been taking birth control in secret. Her other strange behavior makes him assume the worst, but there's another explanation. The sacrifices we make for those we love and the cruelty of multi-generational punishments.
People write books and sing songs claiming that love is this or that. But to me, love was indistinguishable from sympathy. That intolerable fretfulness at your inability to take any of the suffering on yourself, that irrepressible impulse to offer up your own flesh as a sacrifice, anything to bring some measure of relief.
City of Specters - A two-year-old boy cries every time he sees the giant portrait of Karl Marx across from his apartment, causing huge problems for his parents. This story shows the extreme paranoia of the state and the power of fear.
Life of a Swift Steed - Decorated war veteran Seol Young-su refuses to let the military police cut a branch off of his treasured elm tree. When Jeon Yeong-il is questioned by the military police's chief on the matter, he his mystified by his "uncle's" insubordination. This story is about a man "torn apart by contradictions" when he realizes his entire life has been dedicated to a lie. He experiences the rage, sorrow, and shame of an illusion being shattered.
So Near, Yet So Far - Yeong-sam risks his life to visit his dying mother after the government refuses to issue him a travel permit to his home village. Rigid obsession with regulations and how even the smallest symbols can evoke fear.
“They must have trained you well in that village of yours, eh? Properly broken you in. In this society, I tell you, people are like sheep!”
“Are you any different?” Yeong-sam countered. “If you hadn’t been ‘broken in,’ as you put it, would you have managed to live so long?”
Pandemonium - A woman accidentally becomes part of a propaganda video. The government's report of "happy laughter" is a stark contrast to the chaos that occurred near the filming location. I loved the use of fairy tales in this one.
Hahaha and hohoho, all year round—because of the laughing magic which the old demon used on his slaves. “Why did he use such magic on them? To conceal his evil mistreatment of them, of course, and also to create a deception, saying, ‘This is how happy the people in our garden are.’ And that’s also why he put the fences up, so that the people in other gardens couldn’t see over or come in.
On Stage - The country is still grieving three months after the death of Kim Il-sung. Outlandish displays of emotion are expected at the hundreds of altars scattered around the city. Comrade Inspector Yeong-pyo's son is in trouble for a second time, this time for being disrespectful during a time of mourning. In a dramatic confrontation, his son compares living in North Korea to a lifetime at drama school. Everyone is forced to live a lie and put on a false front in order to survive. This story also shows why authoritarian regimes are so quick to ban art and quash dissent. Once an idea is planted, it's impossible to eradicate.
“A sincere, genuine life is only possible for those who have freedom. Where emotions are suppressed and actions monitored, acting only becomes ubiquitous, and so convincing that we even trick ourselves."
The Red Mushroom - A man implores a journalist to help clear his uncle's name. A good man who sacrificed his entire life in service to the state has become a scapegoat. In this story, we see how bizarre accusations can be and the futility of fighting the party officials. It was my least favorite, but I still really liked it. (It's me, not the author! I have a negative Pavlovian response to farming stories thanks to Anna Karenina.)
"In all of creation, the rule is that the more toxic something is, the more pretty and friendly it’s made to look.”
"Afterword: How The Accusation Came Out of North Korea" and "A Note from Do Hee-Yun" give background on the author and reveal how the manuscript was snuck out of North Korea. Some of the biographical details were changed to protect Bandi's identity. The supplementary material is fascinating! I'm tempted to round up to five stars because I'm so blown away by the story behind the book! Bandi's stories gave me a more well-rounded view of what it's like to live day-to-day in North Korea, replacing the caricature that previously existed in my mind. Many of the stories end with a quiet resignation, but the "lightbulb" moments for the characters and the fact this book exists at all gave me hope. A government can restrict people from the outside world, scare them into submission, and suppress dissent, but they can't crush all imagination and independent thought.
Risking one's life to resist a system of oppression can be interpreted as having a premonition of that system's end. In this sense, the writing produced by resistance writers who live within North Korea, exposing the face of the nation to the world, is in itself the beginning of an epoch-making upheaval, showing that cracks are now appearing in the hereditary dictatorship, which has seemed until now an impregnable fortress. - Kim Seong-dong
Further reading:
Do North and South Korea speak the same language? Yes, but not quite by Deborah Smith - A glimpse into Smith's translation process. It's interesting that the original manuscript includes 200 words that the average South Korean would be unfamiliar with.
Goodreads review by Gustavo - Interesting analysis of The Accusation's authenticity.
I received this book for free from Netgalley and Grove Atlantic/Grove Press. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The publication date is March 7, 2017. (less)
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Diane S ☔
Mar 13, 2017Diane S ☔ rated it really liked it
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North Korea, a closed society, books and news have been filtering out in the last several years. In these seven stories, based on experiences and thoughts of the people as told to the author, we learn some of the harsh realities of living under this type of dictatorship, cut off from the rest of the world. They are as enlightening and harsh as one could imagine. The way the book made it out of North Korea, or that it even did, is amazing as is the way these stories are told. This information and more, some of the author's background is chronicled in the afterword.
All of these stories serve to highlight the huge disconnect between outward emotion, thoughts, actions and internal feelings. Of being constantly watched for loyalty and love to the great leader, any independent action suspect, even those with valid reasons. Family reputation everything, of not being looked on favorably if a family member had done something, no matter how small, considered against the regime, never being able to rise above this status, for any family member, not ever. Of praising the regime for its generosity while not having enough to eat, fuel to stay warm nor even to gain permission to stay home with a sick child, visit a dying mother. Banishment to the far outreaches, internment in a work camp and even death the penalties. Horrifically unbelievable, yet it happens again and again, happens still and not just in North Korea.
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Hannah
Mar 09, 2017Hannah rated it really liked it
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I beg you to read my words. - Bandi
This is an important book, one that needs to be read and it was highly enlightening for me. Bandi is the pseudonym of a writer living in North Korea and this collection of short stories was smuggled out of the country and has been published in South Korea. As such it is unusual - normally the stories we can read about North Korea are written by people who have fled the country - and not by somebody who is still very much a part of it. While reading it, I first thought that the stories reminded me of dystopian books I have read - and that scared me because Bandi's stories while fictional still are true, they show the authentic lives that people are living, every day - but more than that they remind me of the literature written in and about Nazi Germany. The regime in North Korea is scary in scope and Bandi really succeeds in showing what that does to the people living in it.
But even beyond the political importance of this book, the stories are very well written. Short stories are difficult to pull off, but these worked brilliantly for me. The characters felt honest and real and flawed and just believable - even if their situation in life is hard to grasp for me. While the stories follow similar themes - the difficulty of living in a dictatorship, the realization that the world the protagonists inhabit is unreal, and the danger that comes with having the 'wrong' thoughts - they all still work on their own as well. At the core of this work is not the political message but the human relationships depicted. Bandi shows that even in times of hardship, relationships are what makes people people. I loved the different types of relationships depicted and I loved how this is what I ultimately can take from this. Even though the collection is relentlessly bleak there is this kernel of optimism: this idea that individual people are better than the country they live in and that human connection cannot be regulated.
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I received an arc of this book curtesy of NetGalley and Grove Atlantic in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for that! (less)
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David
Mar 13, 2017David rated it liked it
The first work of fiction to come out of North Korea - smuggled and written under the pseudonym Bandi which means firefly in Korean. It's translated by the Korean translator du jour Deborah Smith, she of The Vegetarian and Human Acts.
This is a collection of grim short stories and while it flies under the banner of fiction and certainly reads like some absurdist dystopia, you get the sense it is more lightly fictionalized reportage than imaginary fiction. It's a bleak portrayal of North Korea that shows how it breaks the strong, the proud and loyal. How it tears at families and sets citizens against each other while insisting on keeping up appearances at all costs.
There isn't a lot of nuance to these stories - they're more blunt instruments bludgeoning their points home. But maybe nuance is a luxury that has no place for the people living in North Korea. (less)
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Idarah
Jun 01, 2017Idarah rated it really liked it
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"A sincere, genuine life is possible only for those who have freedom. Where emotions are suppressed and actions monitored, acting only becomes ubiquitous, and so convincing that we even trick ourselves. Look at all these people sobbing over a death that happened three months ago, starving because they haven't been able to draw their rations all the while. What about the mother of the child bitten by a snake while he was out gathering flowers forKim Il-sung's altar? Perhaps she finds her private grief useful for shedding public tears. Isn't it frightening, this society which teaches us all to be great actors, able to turn on the waterworks at the drop of a hat?"
What a powerful book! The only one of its kind written by someone currently living in North Korea since the peninsula was divided, some sixty-eight years ago. In these profound, unsettling stories, "Bandi" manages to shed light on what life is like in North Korea, and not just for those in good graces with the Communist party. It's acerbically satirical, but beautifully rendered. Set during the dictatorships of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, the brutal and nonsensical administration is painted as a pariah amidst worldly governments. Something that one can only laugh at to keep from crying. Definitely a must read! (less)
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Helene Jeppesen
Mar 19, 2018Helene Jeppesen rated it really liked it
This book was impressive! “The Accusation” is a collection of short stories written by an anonymous person from North Korea who risked his life publishing this book in order to make the world aware of the brutal conditions of his country. In other words, Bandi is a pseudonym, but the stories - even though they are fiction - are real!
Basically, these short stories depict a North Korea whose dictatorship is built on fear and hereditary hierarchy. No one is allowed to speak against the dictators; everyone has to act and appear supportive of their Great Leaders.
Needless to say, this book is an eye-opener because it speaks the truth and allows for us to get a unique insight into what it’s like to live in North Korea. So who am I to judge this book and rate it according to my liking?
There’s no doubt that based on its importance and relevance alone, this book deserves 5 stars. But I can’t help but also judge based on my enjoyment of the fiction and the way it gets its points across, and on that note the stories are heavy with symbolism that is explicitly told for every single story (and I wasn’t a huge fan of that). I would have preferred for the symbolism to have been a bit more covert and for the characters to tell their story and let us understand it in our own way.
The first stories were a bit messy, but gradually I got familiar with Bandi’s style and grew to really appreciate some of the later stories. So all in all, this is an important piece of work that you must read - especially because a man endangered his and his family’s life in order to let us know the truth! (less)
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Kavita
May 06, 2017Kavita rated it it was ok
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I have read a number of memoirs and non-fiction books written by North Koreans, especially those who escaped. The thing that is intriguing about The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea is that the author is still living in North Korea, and that it is fiction. So this is genuine North Korean fiction, of the style that we don't really get to see in the bookshelves often. I think this is the reason most people have given it a high rating.
As for the book itself, I found it slightly below average. There are seven short stories, each one talking about the harsh life in North Korea. The setting is in the late 80es and through the 90es. Even Kim Sung Il makes an appearance in one of the stories. There is a lot of interest to be found in these stories, especially if you do not know much about the local culture. The plots of the stories were mildly interesting.
But the negative aspects far outweighed the positives. There was nothing subtle about this book. There was no sense of lives being depicted from all aspects. The only purpose of the stories was to depict the Kim dynasty regime as horrible, which indeed it has been for decades. But it makes for poor fiction. Another negative of the stories was the constant chest beating and weeping. It just made for melodrama and I was constantly feeling like I was watching some old regressive Bollywood film, where the poor people are always crying because the rich feudal lord is harassing them. Yeah, that story can be told without the melodrama.
I would say this is worth a read merely because it is an unique kind of work. You just have to disregard the quality. (less)
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shakespeareandspice
Mar 05, 2017shakespeareandspice rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Where in the world might you find such a garden, such a den of evil magic, where cries of pain and sadness where wrenched from the mouths of its people and distorted into laughter?
The Accusation is a collection of stories smuggled out of North Korea, the most repressive nation in the world, and published under the pseudonym of Bandi. Bandi shares with us a very diverse collection of voices; we get stories from husbands and wives, daughters and sons, families and friends, each exposing a bleak cultural landscape of North Korea.
The stories are as follows:
‣ Record of a Defection - a husband finds contraceptives his wife hides but fails to grasp the reality behind the situation
‣ City of Specters - a woman attempts to comfort her sick child, with dire consequences
‣ Life of a Swift Steed - the war hero who is ‘deeply disillusioned’ and questions his life achievements
‣ So Near, Yet So Far - a son tries to get permit to see his dying mother but having been denied multiple times, resorts to desperate means
‣ Pandemonium - an elderly grandmother stumbles into the Supreme Leader’s spotlight
‣ On Stage - father and son struggle to understand each other’s ideas of freedom and liberty
‣ The Red Mushroom - a man torn away from his family does everything he can to protect them from afar
While reading though these stories, I had to remark at the similarities between the North Korean regime today and the Communist regime under which Eastern European countries fell post-WWII. The comparisons are not shocking, but the absolute hopelessness in North Korean citizens is a stark contrast to the accounts I read from people who lived under Communism in Eastern Europe. Though Eastern European accounts still showed an understanding of what true democracy is, North Koreans seem to have withdrawn their dreams of liberty. Given that they’ve lived like this for generations, I can understand why freedom is a faraway dream at this point.
The idea that the author has to hide away these stories devastates me but for all the struggles this manuscript faced to see the light of day, I am glad to have been able to read Bandi’s stories from across the world. I knew this book was going to be historically important, but I was very pleased to discover that it holds a lot of literary merit as well. Bandi has a fantastic ability to pen stories that make you care even when you know it’s hopeless to do so. None of the stories felt repetitive or read dully (keeping in mind the collection has a similar theme overall); each offers a uniquely chilling example of shattered humanity. This collection is well-written, poignant, and utterly heartbreaking.
The Accusation was by far one of the best books I’ve had the pleasure of reading this year, and possibly one of the most remarkable books I might read in my lifetime. I would highly recommend this to everyone, and would also request the you read through the acknowledgements and the story behind the manuscript as well.
Disclaimer: I received this e-book from NetGalley in exchange for a review. All opinions stated are my own and not influenced by the exchange.
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Kaitlin
Nov 27, 2017Kaitlin rated it really liked it
This is a collection of stories which were smuggled out of North Korea. The author is still living within the closed-off country, and they wanted their stories to be shared with the world.
Although the stories are fictional, there is a very deep resonance with the truth and the lives of people who live in North Korea. The stories all talk about the suppression and horrors of living under the Great Leader, and they each focus on some element of family life and the culture of North Korea. From the books I have read about North Korea (all written by people who have since escaped and moved to South Korea or by journalists interviewing these escapees) I would say that this collection is an unsettling but realistic portrayal of everyday life. I would thoroughly recommend this collection, but it's quite an emotional and sombre one so maybe worth breaking it into chunks whilst reading.
Below are my thoughts on the individual stories in the collection:
Record of a Defection - the first story in the collection and it sets up the tone of blunt reality. North Korea is a place of suspicion. People are controlled by the Party hierarchy and they are unable to break away from crimes of their past. This is the story of a husband's suspicion and a wife's love. I really liked it, 4.5*s
City of Specters - recounts the life of a woman with a young child who is scared of the 'Leader'. Whenever the child sees the image of the Leader he cries and eventually the parents suffer for raising a child who is against the Leader. I liked the starkness of this again. 3.5*s
Life of a Swift Seed - This one is the story of a man who is rung up and asked about a dear family friend. The friend is so close he considers him an uncle, but it seems this man has threatened Party members and military men and he's now in trouble. Our main character has to find out what happened...turns out it's all a big fuss over an Elm tree and there's a story behind it. 4*s
So Near Yet So Far - This one was devastating. A tale of a young man whose mother is dying and he tries to apply for travel permits to visit but is denied at all points. Eventually it all gets too much and he's desperate. I think this is tragic, and no doubt rooted in truth. Terrible, but moving 4.5*s
Pandemonium - Story of a horrible train journey which is filled with injuries and devastation, all in the interests of the Great Leader. A grandmother feels intense guilt over the pain of her husband and granddaughter who are abandoned whilst she is accidentally drawn into a car by the Great Leader's request... 4*s
On Stage - this one didn't resonate quite as much with me. It is the story of a father who is disappointed that his son has dragged his name down by disobeying the regime. I gave it 3*s
The Red Mushroom - A tale of the plague that's taking root in the land much like the poisonous red mushrooms from the mountains A man sent to produce bean paste is hardworking until disaster strikes and he's blamed. A reporter finds out the true story but can't report it. 4*s
Afterword was v interesting and informative too, talked about the making of the book and the author who remains in N.Korea still...
Overall I gave this a solid 4*s and would recommend it :)
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