The Tears of My Soul

The Tears of My Soul
Author Kim Hyun Hui
Subject Autobiography
Publisher William Morrow and Co.
ISBN 0-688-12833-5

The Tears of My Soul is the memoir of Kim Hyun Hui, a North Korean agent known for planting the bomb on board Korean Air Flight 858. This books recounts one of a number of North Korean state-sponsored acts of terror over the last 40 years.

Kim Hyun Hui 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 of a party girl 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]

References

  1. Die Tränen meiner Seele, Brunnen-Verlag GmbH; 1999
  2. The Tears of My Soul, Kim Hyon Hui, William Morrow and Co., 1993, page 3
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