Correction at 14:56 KST, May 12: This article has been amended to reflect a more concise translation of cited materials.

North Korea just released a new, 621-page biography on its leader, “great man” Kim Jong Un — and experts say it skips over the country’s recent failures while painting a rosy, propagandistic picture of major North Korean diplomatic events.

The book, released on North Korea’s state-run Uriminzokkirioutlet, is called “Great Man and the Age of a Strong Nation” and describes Kim’s 2018 Singapore summit with Trump as “the meeting that shook the earth.” However, the book fails to describe