Democratic People's Republic of Korea, founded 1948; single-party state under the ruling Kim dynasty.
Influential historical and political account of the DPRK by a leading Korea scholar.
Lankov's authoritative account of everyday life, politics, and the survival logic of the North Korean regime.
Story collection smuggled out of North Korea, written under a pseudonym by an author living there; set in and directly critiquing daily life under the DPRK regime.
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