<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>I am pleased to announce a forthcoming book title as part of 'Routledge Advances in Korean Studies':</div><div><br></div><div><i><font size="4">Interviews with North Korean Defectors - from Kim Shin-jo to Thae Yong-ho</font></i></div><div><br></div><div>By Lim Il and Adam Zulawnik</div><div><br></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Originally compiled and written by North Korean defector and author Lim Il, this English-language edition, thoroughly annotated by Dr. Adam Zulawnik, is a fascinating collection of thirty-four interviews with highly prominent North Korean defectors residing in South Korea, ranging from religious figures, to artists, politicians, North Korea experts, and even divers and subway train operators. The English edition also includes an exclusive interview with the Korean edition author, Lim Il. </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The 33 original interviewees are listed chronologically according to their date of arrival to South Korea and span almost 70 years. The publication also includes six special columns addressing key issues pertaining to North Korean defectors and their lives in South Korea, such as the relationship between North Korean defectors and their South Korean counterparts (South Korean defectors to North Korea), nomenclature (how North Korean defectors have been referred to in South Korean society over time), arrival and settlement provisions from the South Korean government, the nuanced difference between <i style="box-sizing:border-box">defectors</i>, <i style="box-sizing:border-box">defector-residents</i>, and the <i style="box-sizing:border-box">displaced</i>, North Korean defector-residents and their position in South Korean politics, and a short biography of five notable North Korean defector-residents who were not interviewed.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The book is a valuable testament to North Korean defector-residents and unique in that it provides a candid account of each individual’s experience. It will prove to be especially useful to students and scholars seeking to understand the complex dynamics of North Korean society and the status of exiles in South Korea, and a vital resource for students of Korean Studies.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Available for pre-order here: <br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Interviews-with-North-Korean-Defectors-From-Kim-Shin-jo-to-Thae-Yong-ho/Il/p/book/9780367716165" target="_blank">https://www.routledge.com/Interviews-with-North-Korean-Defectors-From-Kim-Shin-jo-to-Thae-Yong-ho/Il/p/book/9780367716165</a></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">If you have any questions please contact me.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Best regards,</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Adam Zulawnik</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1rem;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:"open sans",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">--</span></p></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);direction:ltr;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;m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