Today I am reviewing one of my most favorite, if not the most favorite book about North Korea – The Real North Korea: Life and Politics in the Failed Stalinist Utopia by Andrei Lankov. Check it out, if you have time!
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Book review – Talking to North Korea: Ending the Nuclear Standoff
Today I am reviewing a book that might be a good read for all those, who are interested in international relations, East Asian history, and denuclearization politics on the Korean Peninsula. The book “Talking to North Korea: Ending the Nuclear Standoff” was written by Glyn Ford, an experienced North Korea watcher a former Member ofContinue reading “Book review – Talking to North Korea: Ending the Nuclear Standoff”
Book review – North Korea: A History
And here comes another review – today we are looking at the work of Michael J. Seth, North Korea: A History. Michael J. Seth is a Professor of East Asian, Korean, and world history at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. In this book,Seth offers a survey of North Korean history from its origins inContinue reading “Book review – North Korea: A History”
Book review – In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom
Curious about more things North Korean? Check out my podcast episodes here. Today I am reviewing “In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom” a memoir of a prominent North Korean refugee, Park Yeon-mi. Park Yeon-mi is a North Korean defector and human rights activist who escaped from North Korea in 2007. ParkContinue reading “Book review – In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom”
Pinned Post – Collection of Reading and Film Recommendations
This is an aggregated post that will contain the list of film/reading recommendations broken down by genre. It will be regularly updated on a weekly basis. If you are curious about reading these publications, please do not hesitate to contact me. Reading recommendations: Factual and academic literature/news sources The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect DestinyContinue reading “Pinned Post – Collection of Reading and Film Recommendations”
Book review – The Orphan Master’s Son
Hey, everyone! Today I am reviewing “The Orphan Master’s Son”. It is a 2012 novel by Adam Johnson and is one of the most internationally renowned novels set in North Korea. The book was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel’s author, Adam Johnson, is a Professor of English and Creative Writing atContinue reading “Book review – The Orphan Master’s Son”
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