| This is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood | |
| Author: | Hyok Kang with Philippe Grangereau |
| Translator: | Shaun Whiteside (English) |
| Genre: | Memoir |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown/Abacus |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover and paperback) |
| Release Date: | 2004 (France) 2005 (Britain) July 5, 2007 (United States) |
| Pages: | 204 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-349-11865-9 |
This is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood is the autobiographical account of Hyok Kang, who describes his childhood in Onsong, North Korea, in the 1980s and 1990s, his escape into China in 1998, his journey through southeast Asia, and his life in South Korea.[1] [2] [3]
The book was originally published in France in 2004, with the title .