6 May 2007
Book reviews: DPRK
(Thomas Dunne Books, 2006)
Inspector O is a maverick. No respecter of authority, he answers back to his boss, he drives the departmental car without permission, and even, horror of horrors, refuses to wear his Kim Il-sung badge. Not another cliché cop, you might groan. Well, he doesn’t have a drink problem, doesn’t get his girl, [...]
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5 May 2007
Book reviews: DPRK
Chris Boot, 2007
The new photo book on Pyongyang can be appreciated on a number of levels. Firstly, there’s the literal level: it’s a collection of well-taken photos, with captions provided by the North Korean Tourist Board.
But like it or not, whenever you see anything in which the North Koreans have had a hand, you do [...]
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