Jeff Talarigo’s haunting 2008 novel The Ginseng Hunter (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) puts a face on hunger and the human effects of totalitarian rule, oppression and ill-wrought central planning. Set in the mountains where China, North Korea and Russia meet, it’s peopled by Chinese, Chinese-Koreans—such as the ginseng hunter—and North Koreans who slip or bribe their [...]
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Putting a Face on North Korean Hunger
by Rick Skwiot May 11, 2010 BooksJeff Talarigo’s haunting 2008 novel The Ginseng Hunter (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) puts a face on hunger and the human effects of totalitarian rule, oppression and ill-wrought central planning. Set in the mountains where China, North Korea and Russia meet, it’s peopled by Chinese, Chinese-Koreans—such as the ginseng hunter—and North Koreans who slip or bribe their [...]