About the Author
Park Ui-sung
Park Ui-sung is a North Korean defector now living in the South. He grew up in the country's coastal regions.
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Ask A North Korean Ask a North Korean: Welcoming Park Ui-sung, a new writer"It all started with an old television..."
Every week or so, we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about. Got a question? Email it to [email protected] with your name and city. We’ll be publishing the best ones. This week a new writer introduces themselves: Park Ui-sung, who has chosen to write under a pseudonym to protect family still in the country. I still remember the summer I first witnessed death. I was seven years old. At the time, there was a rumor in town that “this year, even the mice will die of hunger.” No writing can express © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |