Accidental Tyrant

Accidental Tyrant

The Life of Kim Il-sung

by Fyodor Tertitskiy

First published 2025 · debut

Reception

2026
London Review of Books
Reviewed by Ed Pulford, 13 August

London Review of Books · 13 August 2026

Ed Pulford · Beyond the 38th Parallel: The Cult of Kim

By Ed Pulford

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Catalogue record

C. Hurst and Company (Publishers), 2025 · 352 pages

Publisher: C. Hurst and Company (Publishers), 2025
Pages: 352
Dewey: 951.93043092
ISBN: 978-1-911723-54-7 +1

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Publisher: C. Hurst and Company (Publishers), 2025
Pages: 352
Dewey: 951.93043092
ISBNs: 978-1-911723-54-7
978-0-19-780088-1
Editions: C. Hurst and Company (Publishers), 2025, 352 pages 978-1-911723-54-7
Oxford University Press, 2025, 352 pages 978-0-19-780088-1
Author: Tertitskiy, Fyodor
Statement: Accidental Tyrant : The Life of Kim Il-sung / Fyodor Tertitskiy.
Records: Open Library

Subjects

2020s

Catalogue data checked 4 October 2026