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The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson
Keynote
Ground-breaking story about a young man's journey through the prison camps and dictatorship of North Korea - for fans of David Mitchell and Escape from Prison Camp 14.

Description
'You know you are in the hands of someone who can tell a story ... fantastic' ZADIE SMITH Pak Jun Do knows he is special He knows he must be the son of the master of the orphanage, not some kid dumped by his parents it was obvious from the way his father singled him out for beatings. He knows he is special when he is picked as a spy and kidnapper for his country, the glorious Democratic Republic of North Korea. He knows he must find his true love, Sun Moon, the greatest opera star who ever lived, before its too late. He knows hes not like the other prisoners in the camp. Hes going to get out soon. Definitely
Publication date Thursday, February 14, 2013 9780552778251 Modern Fiction (FBC) FICTION / General (FIC000000) Paperback B Format (TW) 37mm 592 pages

Sales Points
LITERARY MASTER: A breakthrough novel that will put Adam Johnson in the company of David Mitchell, Dave Eggers, and Michael Chabon. NORTH KOREA: Steeped in 5 years of research, the novel exposes contemporary North Korea like never before in fiction. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION - rights sold in 16 territories so far. Serialized by Granta 'An addictive novel of daring ingenuity; a study of sacrifice and freedom in a citizen-eating dynasty; and a timely reminder that anonymous victims of oppression are also human beings who love. A brave and impressive book' - David Mitchell, author of THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET.

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Reviews
'An addictive novel of daring ingenuity; a study of sacrifice and freedom in a citizen-eating dynasty; and a timely reminder that anonymous victims of oppression are also human beings who love. A brave and impressive book' - David Mitchell, author of THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET 'A flamboyantly grim epic of totalitarianism this larger-than-life, two-fisted picaresque manages to be a page-turner... an ambitious book' - The Sunday Times 'One of those books where you know youve found yourself in the hands of someone who can really tell a story, and is yet not nave about the artificiality of stories. The conceit is fantastic: a narration partly told through the loud speakers of the North Korean regime.' - Zadie Smith 'Fast-paced and intriguing.. this complex, multi-voiced narrative will remind some readers of David Mitchells similarly inventive tale, Cloud Atlas It is magnificent' - Financial Times

Author Biography
Adam Johnson teaches creative writing at Stanford University. He is the award-winning author of Emporium, a short story collection, and the novel Parasites Like Us. His fiction has appeared in Esquire, Harper's, Paris Review, Playboy, Tin House and Best American Short Stories. His new novel THE ORPHAN MASTER'S SON was excerpted by Granta, and featured on the NYT bestsellers' list.

Market
International literary fiction - David Mitchell, Peter Carey, Ishiguro, Chang Rae-lee, THE WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE, David Vann, Richard Powers, Zadie Smith