The Tears of My Soul
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| Author | Kim Hyun Hui |
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| Subject | Autobiography |
| Publisher | William Morrow and Co. |
| ISBN | 0-688-12833-5 |
The Tears of My Soul is the memoir of Kim Hyun Hui, the North Korean espionage agent who in 1987 carried out the mission to blow up Korean Air Flight 858. Kim Hyun Hui tells the story of how she was trained as a North Korean espionage agent and selected to carry out the mission given by Kim Jong-il to blow up a South Korean airliner. Kim Hyun Hui was apprehended after Korean Air Flight 858 crashed, killing 115 passengers.
The book details her early training and life of a party girl in Macau, Hainan, and across Europe; her terrorist act; and her consequent trial, reprieve, and integration into South Korea.
The book has been translated into a number of languages.