Review: 'Friend,' by Paek Nam-nyong, translated from the Korean by Immanuel Kim

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Review: 'Friend,' by Paek Nam-nyong, translated from the Korean by Immanuel Kim

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Article: https://www.startribune.com/review-friend-by-paek-nam-nyong-translated-from-the-korean-by-immanuel-kim/569921892/
Journal: Star Tribune
Issued Date: April 24, 2020
Page: -
Language: English(English)
Country: UNITED STATES
City: -
Book: Friend
Writer: Baek Namyong
Translator: Immanuel Kim

About the Author

Baek Namyong
Birth : - ~ Unknown
Occupation : Writer
First Name : Namyong
Family Name : Baek
Korean Name : 백남룡
ISNI : 000000002732775X
Works : 2

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Rarely do Americans have the chance to read the literature of North Korea. That changed in 2017 with the publication of “The Accusation” by Bandi, a pseudonymous writer whose stories were smuggled out of his home country. Yet though Bandi’s stories give insight into life in North Korea, it’s notable that his works were never published in North Korea and not read by North Koreans. What do North Koreans read? And what do we miss by not reading literature published inside the isolated country?

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