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North Korea Journal

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North Korea Journal

THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT CHANNEL 5 DOCUMENTARY

A glimpse of life inside the worldâ€™s most secretive country, as told by Britainâ€™s best-loved travel writer.

In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic Peopleâ€™s Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious underground train stations. His resulting documentary for Channel 5 was widely acclaimed.

Now he shares his day-by-day diary of his visit, in which he describes not only what he saw â€“ and his fleeting views of what the authorities didnâ€™t want him to see â€“ but recounts the conversations he had with the countryâ€™s inhabitants, talks candidly about his encounters with officialdom, and records his musings about a land wholly unlike any other he has ever visited â€“ one that inspires fascination and fear in equal measure.

Written with Palinâ€™s trademark warmth and wit, and illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, the journal offers a rare insight into the North Korea behind the headlines.
Country USA
Manufacturer Hutchinson
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781786331908
ReleaseDate 2019-09-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781786331908