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The sorcerer of Pyongyang : a novel / Marcel Theroux.
When the discovery of The Dungeon Master's Guide draws him into a colorful new world, ten-year-old Jun-su, with the help of an English-speaking teacher, deciphers the rules of this famous role-playing game, which sweeps him away from the harsh reality of a famine-stricken North Korea.
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- ISBN: 9781668002667 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 243 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2022.
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| Subject: | Dungeons and Dragons (Game) > Fiction. Imagination in children > Fiction. Korea (North) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Thero | 31681010303204 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
When the discovery of The Dungeon Master's Guide draws him into a colorful new world, ten-year-old Jun-su, with the help of an English-speaking teacher, deciphers the rules of this famous role-playing game, which sweeps him away from the harsh reality ofa famine-stricken North Korea. - Baker & Taylor
When the discovery of The Dungeon Masterâs Guide draws him into a colorful new world, 10-year-old Jun-su, with the help of an English-speaking teacher, deciphers the rules of this famous role-playing game, which sweeps him away from the harsh reality of a famine-stricken North Korea. - Simon and Schuster
The acclaimed author of the âsublimeâ (The New York Times) Far North, a finalist for the National Book Award, returns with a mesmerizing novel about a North Korean boy whose life is irrevocably changed when he stumbles across a mysterious Western bookâa guide to Dungeons & Dragons.
Ten-year-old Jun-su is a bright and obedient boy whose only desire is to be a credit to his family, his nation, and most importantly, his Dear Leader. However, when he discovers a copy of The Dungeon Masterâs Guide, left behind in a hotel room by a rare foreign visitor, a new and colorful world opens up to him.
With the help of an English-speaking teacher, Jun-su deciphers the rules of the famous role-playing game and his imaginary adventures sweep him away from the harsh reality of a famine-stricken North Korea. Over time, the game leads Jun-su on a spellbinding and unexpected journey through the hidden layers of his country, toward precocious success, glory, love, betrayal, prison, a spell at the pinnacle of the North Korean elite, and an extraordinary kind of redemption.
A vivid, uplifting, and deeply researched novel, The Sorcerer of Pyongyang is a love story and a tale of survival against the odds. Inspired by the testimony of North Korean refugees and drawing on the authorâs personal experience of North Korea, it explores the power of empathy and imagination in a society where they are dangerous liabilities.
