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          When a strictly forbidden magazine he lent to a friend goes missing, Jang Jin-sung must flee for his life....

          Jang Jin-sung is a former court poet, and propagandist, for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.

        1. Jang Jin-sung is a former court poet, and propagandist, for North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
        2. It's an essential read for anyone interested in understanding North Korea from an insider's perspective.
        3. When a strictly forbidden magazine he lent to a friend goes missing, Jang Jin-sung must flee for his life.
        4. SAMPLE organism, Homo sapiens.
        5. As North Korea's State Poet Laureate, Jang Jin-sung led a charmed life.

          6. Jang Jin-sung

          North Korean defector (born 1970/1971)

          In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.

          Jang Jin-sung

          Bornc.

          1970–1971 (age 53–55)

          Sariwon, North Korea

          Occupation(s)Poet, intelligence officer, propaganda officer

          Jang Jin-sung (Korean: 장진성; born c. 1970–1971) is the pseudonym[2] of a North Koreanpoet and government official who defected to South Korea.

          He had worked as a psychological warfare officer within the United Front Department of the Korean Workers' Party.[3][4][5] Jang specifically worked within the United Front Department Section 5 (Literature), Division 19 (Poetry) of Office 101.[6] Office 101 created propaganda intended to encourage South Korean sympathy for North Korea.

          One of Jang's job duties was to create poetry under a South Korean pseudonym Kim Kyong-min and in a South Korean style. His poetry was intended for distribution within South Korea.[6]

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