Passcode to the Third Floor
Thae Yong-ho. Translated by Robert Lauler.
This is a serious book, yet it is engaging. Thae Yong-ho, a North Korean diplomat who eventually defected to South Korea, is frank and honest on a high political level, yet he manages to be down-to-earth in his account as well.
Readers are treated to such personal accounts, and one cannot help but to sympathize with this author for all he went through. The discussions about family and children are touching. The look into what civilians experienced is interesting, and it is good to know that the international community helped when needed.
Thae Yong-ho offers us insights at the top most of the time, and this offers a wider context in which to put the more personal and human aspects of the account.
For those who like politics and diplomacy on a more day-to-day level, this book is sure to please.
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