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Paek Nam nyongs i Friend i is a tale of marital intrigue abuse and divorce in North Korea A woman in her thirties comes to a courthouse petitioning for a divorce As the judge who hears her statement begins to investigate the case the story unfolds into a broader consideration of love and marriage The novel delves into its protagonists past describing how the couple first fell in love and then how their marriage deteriorated over the years It chronicles the toll their acrimony takes on their son and their careers alongside the story of the judges own marital troubles br br A best seller in North Korea where Paek continues to live and write i Friend i illuminates a side of life in the DPRK that Western readers have never before encountered Far from being a propagandistic screed in praise of the Great Leader i Friend i describes the lives of people who struggle with everyday problems such as marital woes and workplace conflicts Instead of socialist realist stock figures Paek depicts complex characters who wrestle with universal questions of individual identity the split between public and private selves the unpredictability of existence and the never ending labor of maintaining a relationship This groundbreaking translation of one of North Koreas most popular writers offers English language readers a page turner full of psychological tension as well as a revealing portrait of a society that is typically seen as closed to the outside world