Description: 'Great stuff - and proof that the comics panel can be another kind of window on the world' - Guardian Famously referred to as part of the 'Axis-of-Evil', North Korea remains one of the most secretive and mysterious nations in the world today. A series of manmade and natural catastrophes have also left it one of the poorest. When the fortress-like country recently opened the door a crack to foreign investment, cartoonist Guy Delisle found himself in its capital Pyongyang on a work visa for a French film animation company, becoming one of the few Westerners to witness current conditions in the surreal showcase city. Armed with a smuggled radio and a copy of 1984, Delisle could only explore Pyongyang and its countryside while chaperoned by his translator and a guide. But among the statues, portraits and propaganda of leaders Kim Il-Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il - the world's only Communist dynasty - Delisle was able to observe more than was intended of the culture and lives of the few North Koreans he encountered. His astute and wry musings on life in the austere and grim regime form the basis of this remarkable graphic novel. Pyongyang is an informative, personal and accessible look at an enigmatic country.
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EAN: 9780224079907
UPC: 9780224079907
ISBN: 9780224079907
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Format: Paperback, 192 pages
Author: Delisle, Guy
Book Title: Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Delisle, Gu
Item Height: 1.3 cm
Item Length: 21.5 cm
Item Weight: 0.27 kg
Item Width: 15.2 cm
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Publication Year: 2006
Language: English
Series Title: Pyongyang: a Journey in North Korea