The Orphan Masters Son James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2002) The Broom of the System

The Broom of the System s tunned critics and marked the emergence of an extraordinary new talent

A man's eyes stolen from his living body as he leaves a secret Syrian research laboratory

Before turning 30

For 10 years

1826-67: Indian presidency to crown colony

The Orphan Masters Son James Tait Black Memorial Prize Nominee for Fiction (2002) The Broom of the SystemAn epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Masters Son follows a young mans journey through the icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers of the worlds most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea. Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mothera singer stolen to Pyongyangand an influential father who runs Long Tomorrows, a work camp for orphans. There the boy is given his first taste of power, picking which orphans eat first and