News of a one-day conference organised by European Alliance for Human Rights in North Korea: The Commission of Inquiry: What Next? Venue: Ascham Room, Bloomsbury House, 2 – 3 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2RL Date: Friday, March 11, 2016 Time: 9am – 5pm Lunch will be provided. Attendance is free. To register, email the address […]
Author: Jang Jin-sung
Selected publications by Jang Jin-sung
- Dear Leader tr Shirley Lee, Penguin 2014
A look back at the books of 2015
In place of our annual “LKL Awards” post, we look at some of the highlights of 2015 in the area of books, film and music. Apart from the field of literature in translation (and of course I’m talking Han Kang here), there are no clear winners or I haven’t covered enough ground to choose one. […]
“Jazz” in the DPRK: Autumn Whispers and the forbidden fruit of Richard Clayderman
I’ve just finished reading Jang Jin-sung’s memoir, Dear Leader. It’s a real page-turner that will appeal to many types of readers, including people who like a good adventure story (the passages describing Jang’s evasion of Chinese and North Korean security forces once he has fled from the North Korean capital are genuinely exciting) and of […]