North of the 38th Parallel: How People Live in the DPRK. 2nd ed., suppl. (cover)

Abstract to the book "To the North of the 38th Parallel. How People Live in the DPRK. 2nd Edition" Lankov A.: North Korea, still incredibly secretive, is ceasing to be a "black box" for the world. It seems that the radical social experiment that began there in the 1940s is coming to an end. And behind it are the destinies of people - countless lives. The famous orientalist and publicist Andrei Lankov tells about how these lives were lived and what is happening in the country now. The author has repeatedly visited North Korea and communicated with people from various walks of life. These are security officers and smugglers, North Korean new rich and defectors, intellectuals (who are supposedly prestigious, but still dangerous to be) and drivers (who are both safe and still prestigious to be). The book tells about technologies (from exotic gas generator engines to the North Korean Internet) and monuments to leaders, about houses and trains, about hunger and delicacies - about the daily life of North Koreans, their worries, anxieties and joys. About how the DPRK is gradually and reluctantly opening up to the world. For whom: For those who are interested in life in the most closed country in the world. For those who are interested in the modern Far East. Read more…