Kim Il Sung by Kim Il Sung

The book presents a partisan autobiographical narrative tracing the subject’s early life, participation in anti-Japanese guerrilla activities, rise to leadership during and after Korea’s liberation, and role in the Korean War and state-building that followed. It interweaves personal recollections with political argumentation, setting out the ideological principles and policy priorities promoted during his rule—emphasizing national self-reliance, socialist construction, and the revolutionary legitimacy of the regime—while depicting events from the perspective of the ruling leadership.