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Chargement... All Monsters Must Die: An Excursion to North Korea (édition 2016)par Magnus Bärtås (Auteur)
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In 1948, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is founded by General Kim Il-sung. In 1978, North Korea celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of its founding, and Kim Jong-il, who at the time is the head of the Propaganda and Agitation Department, orders the kidnapping of the greatest South Korean movie star, the actress Madame Choi, and her ex-husband, the famous film director Shin Sang-ok. In 2008, North Korea celebrates its sixtieth anniversary, and Magnus Bärtås and Fredrik Ekman take a bizarre, heavily guided tour to the world's most isolated country. In All Monster Must Die, authors Magnus Bärtås and Fredrik Ekman weave together these three stories to create a mosaic of North Korea, past and present: from the Japanese occupation to the demarcation of the border at the 38th parallel and the Korean War, the development of North Korean Juche ideology, the establishment of the Kim dynasty's cult of personality, and the aggressive manufacturing of political propaganda, which motivated the kidnapping of South Korea's most famous film couple. Intelligent and shocking, this book offers a rare and fascinating window into the "hermit kingdom," and includes an updated chapter on the passing of Kim Jong-il and the declaration of his son, Kim Jong-un, as supreme leader. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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But it was still pretty well-written, and we get to follow two parallell stories: the story of the actual trip taken by the authors, and the story about two kidnapped South Korean movie directors and their time spent in the country, between 1967 and 1986. Both are very interesting, although I guess in different ways.
(Not to mention that the tourist group keeps breaking the rules set up by their guide. They mention that "we have nothing to fear, but the guide may end up in a labour camp if he can't control his group". How lovely of them to not give a crap if that dude and his family ends up in those horrible camps as long as they get a cool picture. Really.) ( )