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French novelist traces Korean history through a North Korean spy
Juliette Morillot’s ‘Entre la terre et le sang’ moves across decades from Kaesong, Jeju, Japan and Pyongyang.
Book review: The struggle in carrying out development work in North Korea
Jerome Sauvage recounts efforts to support farms and hospitals while navigating sanctions and state suspicion
New book details uneasy lives of North Korea’s privileged but powerless
Jieun Baek’s study of elite defectors probes fear, loyalty and the prospects for regime change in North Korea
Pyongyang’s journey from ‘Jerusalem of the East’ to Kim cult capital
Jonathan Cheng’s richly illustrated book sheds light on Pyongyang’s churches, Christian refugees and political elites
Book review: The untold story of Kim Jong Un’s Japan-born mother
A Japanese book explores how Ko Yong Hui went from living in Osaka to becoming the mistress of North Korea’s leader
Book review: An ex-North Korean diplomat pulls back the curtain on the regime
Ri Il Gyu’s memoir recounts DPRK’s goals in Latin America and raises alarm about Pyongyang’s strategy toward Japan
Book review: An insider’s account of how the US dropped the ball on North Korea
In ‘Fallout,’ Joel Wit documents three decades of diplomacy gone wrong and the failure to stop the DPRK nuclear program
Book review: Stories from North and South Korea confront specter of ‘US empire’
Anchored by DPRK war tales, ‘Islands Ablaze’ explores Koreans who resist evil Yankees, or seek to benefit from US power
Book review: ‘Reading North Korea’ reveals power of watching Pyongyang’s words
Isozaki Atsuhito argues that DPRK propaganda remains one of the most reliable tools for understanding the regime
Book review: Anthology featuring North Korean stories reimagines a divided Korea
‘Once Upon a Time There Were Three Koreas’ juxtaposes literature from the North, South and Korean community in China
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