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While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America

by Yeonmi Park

A defector’s account of freedom and political conflict

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A defector’s account of freedom and political conflict

Yeonmi Park connects her experience of leaving North Korea with her observations of political debate in the United States. The book argues that censorship, ideological conformity, and authoritarian tendencies can threaten freedom even in a society that prizes it. Park’s account focuses on culture wars, identity politics, social-justice rhetoric, and the treatment of people who dissent; she also recounts facing censorship and death threats after speaking publicly. The result is a politically pointed examination of how Park understands the relationship between self-expression and liberty, grounded in her own journey from North Korea to America.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in North Korean defection narratives and personal accounts of resettlement in America.
  • Readers seeking a critical perspective on U.S. culture wars, identity politics, and political freedom.
  • Readers interested in arguments about censorship, dissent, and authoritarianism.

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Political freedom and self-expressionDefection and resettlementCulture wars and identity politicsCensorship and dissent

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Book overview

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

The North Korean defector, human rights advocate, and bestselling author of In Order to Live sounds the alarm on the culture wars, identity politics, and authoritarian tendencies tearing America apart.

After defecting from North Korea, Yeonmi Park found liberty and freedom in America. But she also found a chilling crackdown on self-expression and thought that reminded her of the brutal regime she risked her life to escape. When she spoke out about the mass political indoctrination she saw around her in the United States, Park faced censorship and even death threats.

In While Time Remains, Park highlights the dangerous hypocrisies, mob tactics, and authoritarian tendencies that speak in the name of wokeness and social justice. No one is spared in her eye-opening account, including the elites who claim to care for the poor and working classes but turn their backs on anyone who dares to think independently.

Park arrived in America eight years ago with no preconceptions, no political aims, and no partisan agenda. With urgency and unique insight, the bestselling author and human rights activist reminds us of the fragility of freedom, and what we must do to preserve it.
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