Black Girl from Pyongyang
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- ISBN 9780715655177
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 18 Jan 2024
- Publisher: Duckworth Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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The extraordinary true story of a West African girl’s upbringing in North Korea under the guardianship of President Kim Il Sung.
In 1979, aged only seven, Monica Macias was sent from West Africa to the unfamiliar surroundings of North Korea by her father, the President of Equatorial Guinea, to be educated under the guardianship of his ally, Kim Il Sung.
Within months, her father was executed in a military coup; her mother became unreachable. Effectively orphaned, she and two siblings had to make their life in Pyongyang. At military boarding school, Monica learned to mix with older children, speak fluent Korean and handle weapons on training exercises.
Reaching adulthood, she went in search of her roots. Spending time in Madrid, Malabo, New York, Seoul and finally London, at every step she had to reckon with others' perceptions of her adoptive homeland. Optimistic yet unflinching, Monica’s astonishing and unique story challenges us to see the world through different eyes.
Monica Macias has lived in several countries around the world and now resides in south London. She is the subject of the short documentary Finding Home, which premiered in London and was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Black Girl from Pyongyang is her first book to be published in English. To find out more about Monica, visit: www.monicamaciasauthor.com
