![]() ![]() ![]() Effectively orphaned, she and her two siblings had to make their life in Pyongyang. Within months, her father was executed in a military coup, and her mother became unreachable. She was sent by her father to be educated under the guardianship of his ally, Kim Il Sung. ![]() In 1979, at the age of seven, Monica Macias was transplanted from West Africa to the unfamiliar surroundings of North Korea. The book tells the extraordinary true story of a West African girl's upbringing in North Korea under the protection of President Kim Il Sung. "Black Girl from Pyongyang" is her first book to be published in English, and she will be the subject of a forthcoming documentary film. She has a Masters degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from SOAS. She has lived and worked in several countries around the world, including Spain, New York, South Korea, and now resides in London. MONICA MACIAS, the youngest daughter of Francisco Macias, the first president of Equatorial Guinea following its independence from colonial Spanish rule, was brought up and educated in North Korea. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: ![]() E-book and hardback formats will be available on March 10th March 9, 2023) - Duckworth Books is proud to announce the retail release of "Black Girl from Pyongyang," by Monica Macias, published by Duckworth Books.
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