Pyongyang by Guy Delisle - 9780224079907

Guy Delisle

PyongyangA Journey in North Korea\nAuthor(s): Guy Delisle\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: Jonathan Cape\nISBN-13: 9780224079907, 978-0224079907\nSynopsis\nFamously referred to as part of the 'Axis-of-Evil', North Korea remains one of the most secretive and mysterious nations in the world today. A series of manmade and natural catastrophes have also left it one of the poorest. When the fortress-like country recently opened the door a crack to foreign investment, cartoonist Guy Delisle found himself in its capital Pyongyang on a work visa for a French film animation company, becoming one of the few Westerners to witness current conditions in the surreal showcase city. \n\nArmed with a smuggled radio and a copy of 1984, Delisle could only explore Pyongyang and its countryside while chaperoned by his translator and a guide. But among the statues, portraits and propaganda of leaders Kim Il-Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il - the world's only Communis.