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'''''The Tears of My Soul |
'''''The Tears of My Soul''''' ({{Korean|이제 여자가 되고 싶어요 – 내영혼의 눈물|lit=Now, I wish to become a woman – My soul's tears}}) is the memoir of [[Kim Hyon-hui]], a former [[North Korea]]n agent known for planting the bomb on board [[Korean Air Flight 858]]. This book recounts one of North Korean state-sponsored acts of terror. |
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Kim tells the story of how she was trained as a spy and assigned a mission given by [[Kim Jong-il]] to blow up a [[South Korea]]n airliner. The book details her early training and life as a party member in [[Macau]], [[Hainan]], and across Europe; her terrorist act; and her consequent trial, reprieve, and integration into South Korean society. |
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The book has been translated into a number of languages, including [[German language|German]].<ref>[https://www.amazon.de/Die-Tr%C3%A4nen-meiner-Seele-ABCteam-Taschenb%C3%BCcher/dp/3765536253 ''Die Tränen meiner Seele''], Brunnen-Verlag GmbH; 1999</ref> |
The book has been translated into a number of languages, including [[German language|German]].<ref>[https://www.amazon.de/Die-Tr%C3%A4nen-meiner-Seele-ABCteam-Taschenb%C3%BCcher/dp/3765536253 ''Die Tränen meiner Seele''], Brunnen-Verlag GmbH; 1999</ref> |
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| Author | Kim Hyon-hui |
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| Subject | Autobiography |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Co. |
| ISBN | 0-688-12833-5 |
The Tears of My Soul (Korean: 이제 여자가 되고 싶어요 – 내영혼의 눈물; lit. Now, I wish to become a woman – My soul's tears) is the memoir of Kim Hyon-hui, a former North Korean agent known for planting the bomb on board Korean Air Flight 858. This book recounts one of North Korean state-sponsored acts of terror.
Kim tells the story of how she was trained as a spy and assigned a mission given by Kim Jong-il to blow up a South Korean airliner. The book details her early training and life as a party member in Macau, Hainan, and across Europe; her terrorist act; and her consequent trial, reprieve, and integration into South Korean society.
The book has been translated into a number of languages, including German.[1]
On page 3 of the book Kim writes:
This book is dedicated to the families of the victims of Flight 858. All proceeds deriving from the book will be donated to them.[2]
Rémi Kauffer, in The Black Book of Communism, has some reservations about the truthfulness of The Tears of My Soul, writing in 1997: "It is still too soon to determine how much of the book is fabrication".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Die Tränen meiner Seele, Brunnen-Verlag GmbH; 1999
- ^ The Tears of My Soul, Kim Hyon Hui, William Morrow and Co., 1993, page 3
- ^ Kauffer, Rémi (1999). "Communism and Terrorism". The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repressions. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-674-07608-2.
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