Nothing to Envy: Difference between revisions

* Dr. Kim -- A female doctor loyal to the regime. She has relatives in China.

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* [[Anyone Can Die]]: During the famine, such things as rank and background no longer matter.

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Still very common in North Korea.

* [[Crapsack World]]

* [[Chastity Couple]]: Mi-ran and Jun-sang never went beyond holding hands and kissing (occurring only after dating a few years).

* [[Did Not Get the Girl]]: {{spoiler|Jun-sang}}

* [[Different As Night and Day]]: Mrs. Song and Oak-hee

* [[Secret Relationship]]: Mi-ran and Jun-sang, because Mi-ran's low family rank would badly affect Jun-sang's future if it became known they were involved together. Jun-sang's parents also wanted him to focus on school, not girls.

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Jun-sang and Mi-ran

* [[Titled After the Song]]: The book is titled after a propaganda song about how great life in North Korea is because of Kim Il-sung.

* [[Worthless Foreign Degree]]: The degrees of Jun-sang, Mi-ran and Dr. Kim become useless after defection.

 

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