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Friend by Paek Nam-nyong review – a bestseller from North Korea

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Article
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/06/friend-by-paek-nam-nyong-review-a-bestseller-from-north-korea
Journal
Guardian
Issued Date
May 06, 2020
Page
-
Language
English(English)
Country
UNITED KINGDOM
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
Descriptions - 1 Languages
  • English(English)

Exploring love, marriage and divorce, and later adapted for TV, Friend became a bestseller when it was published in 1988 in North Korea. It is now the first state-sanctioned novel available to English readers. Novels are wildly popular in North Korea, but the translations that reach us tend to be by dissidents or defectors. Paek Nam-nyong, a household name in the DPRK, is neither.

Translated Books2

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

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