Adam Johnson Quotes About North Korea
-
I'd known that the visit would be highly scripted and that genuine interactions with citizens wouldn't be possible, since it's illegal for them to speak with foreigners. Still, I'd thought I'd had a unique look at North Korea, only to discover I was wrong.
→ -
I thought that, with so much current attention focused on the topic of North Korea, I might share what I think are three books which cast a rare light on the elusive realm of North Korea.
→ -
But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer.
→ -
The death of dictator Kim Jong-Il has cast all eyes on North Korea, a country without literature or freedom or truth.
→
Related Authors
-
Kathleen Grissom Historian -
Elizabeth Strout Author -
Jennifer Egan Novelist -
Ben Fountain Fiction writer -
Sam Allardyce Football manager -
A.M. Homes Writer -
Barbara Demick Journalist -
Nathan Englander Short story writer -
Michiko Kakutani Literary critic -
Katherine Boo Journalist -
David Ebershoff Writer -
Ann Patchett Author -
David Mitchell Novelist -
Sergio Aguero Soccer player -
Ayad Akhtar Actor -
Yaya Toure Soccer player -
Vincent Kompany Soccer player -
Jonathan Raban Travel writer -
Tom Sharpe Novelist -
David Moyes Football manager