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“Friend”: Paek Nam Nyong and the long search for a decent North Korean novel

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“Friend”: Paek Nam Nyong and the long search for a decent North Korean novel
Article
https://www.nknews.org/2020/03/friend-paek-nam-nyong-and-the-long-search-for-a-decent-north-korean-novel/
Journal
NKnews
Issued Date
March 25, 2020
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
City
-
Book
Friend
Writer
Baek Namyong
Translator
Immanuel Kim

About the Author

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  • Baek Namyong
  • Birth : - ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Writer
  • First Name : Namyong
  • Family Name : Baek
  • Korean Name : 백남룡
  • ISNI : 000000002732775X
  • Works : 2
Descriptions - 1 Languages
  • English(English)

“Friend” by Paek Nam Nyong and translated by Immanuel Kim is out in May. You can pre-order it here. A good book is a precious thing in North Korea. In a society where propaganda is omnipresent in every other form of media, books offer their readers a form of escape between the lines, an oblique hinterland of interpretation that the regime might shape, but cannot truly define. They are also one of the only forms of entertainment untethered to the country’s unreliable electricity grid.

Translated Books2

  • Des amis
    French(Français) Book Available
    Des amis
    Baek Namyong et al / 백남룡 / 2011
  • Friend
    English(English) Book Available
    Friend
    Baek Namyong et al / 백남룡 / 2020

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