A River in Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa Summary
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Masaji Ishikawa's harrowing memoir reveals his 36-year nightmare in North Korea - a rare firsthand account of starvation, propaganda, and eventual escape. What happens when a promised "paradise" becomes hell on earth? This shocking testimony changed how we understand the hermit kingdom.
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A thirteen-year-old boy stands at Shinagawa Station in 1960, watching his best friend Lion push through a cheering crowd. "Are you really going?" Lion asks, tears streaming down his face. The boy promises to write, to return someday. But as the train pulls away toward a ship bound for North Korea-the supposed "paradise on earth"-he knows he'll never see his friend again. What follows is thirty-six years of hell that would test the limits of human endurance and expose one of the twentieth century's cruelest deceptions. Masaji Ishikawa's journey into darkness began with a campaign of lies. In the late 1950s, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan launched a "return to North Korea" movement, though most Koreans in Japan had never set foot there. The propaganda was relentless: free education, stable jobs, a better life. What really convinced people wasn't grand ideology but simple promises-enough food, dignity, opportunity. Japan wanted to rid itself of Koreans they feared might cause unrest; Kim Il-sung needed workers to rebuild after the Korean War. Together, they orchestrated a mass migration that would trap over 93,000 people in a totalitarian nightmare. When Ishikawa's ship approached Chongjin port, he saw only barren mountains. An elderly passenger clutched the rail, his face ashen: "This isn't what I expected." It was already too late.
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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