A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

A River in Darkness is a heart-wrenching memoir that takes readers on a journey through one man's experience living under North Korea's brutal totalitarian regime.

Masaji Ishikawa, half-Korean and half-Japanese, recounts his tumultuous upbringing and the challenges he faced repatriating to Japan after barely escaping with his life.

This memoir is a testament to the dignity of the human spirit and a shocking portrait of life inside the country.

With simple prose, Ishikawa vividly describes the horrendous conditions inflicted by the tyrannical state on its citizens, making this book an essential read for anyone interested in understanding the realities of North Korea.