A "close-up look at the cloistered country" ( USA Today ), See You Again in Pyongyang is American writer Travis Jeppesen's "probing" and "artful" ( New York Times Book Review ) chronicle of his travels in North Korea--an eye-opening portrait that goes behind the headlines about Trump and Kim, revealing North Koreans' "entrepreneurial spirit, and hidden love of foreign media, as well as their dreams and fears" ( Los Angeles Times ). In See You Again in Pyongyang , Travis Jeppesen, the first American to complete a university program in North Korea, culls from his experiences living, traveling, and studying in the country to create a multifaceted portrait of the country and its idiosyncratic capital city in the Kim Jong Un Era. Anchored by the experience of his five trips to North Korea and his interactions with citizens from all walks of life, Jeppesen takes readers behind the propaganda, showing how the North Korean system actually works in daily life. He challenges the notion that Pyongyang is merely a "showcase capital" where everything is staged for the benefit of foreigners, as well as the idea that Pyongyangites are brainwashed robots. Jeppesen introduces readers to an array of fascinating North Koreans, from government ministers with a side hustle in black market Western products to young people enamored with American pop culture. With unique personal insight and a rigorous historical grounding, Jeppesen goes beyond the media cliches, showing North Koreans in their full complexity. See You Again in Pyongyang is an essential addition to the literature about one of the world's most fascinating and mysterious places.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0316509159
ISBN-13
9780316509152
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242791345
Product Key Features
Book Title
See You Again in Pyongyang : a Journey Into Kim Jong Un's North Korea
Author
Travis Jeppesen
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Asia / General, Essays & Travelogues, Asia / Korea, World / Asian
Publication Year
2018
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ds937.P9j46 2018
Reviews
"[Jeppesen] knows how to talk about art, and hecomes alive in his granular analyses of what he dubs 'Norkore' propagandamusic and regime-approved 'Norkorealist' painting.... He captures[North Koreans'] entrepreneurial spirit, and hidden love of foreign media, aswell as their dreams and their fears.... What makes See You Again in Pyongyang worth reading is the tension between the bold explorer and the impenetrablecountry, the feeling of frustration in the face of lies and exclusion andpetrified resistance."-- Los Angeles Times
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2018-934067
Dewey Decimal
951.93052
Dewey Edition
23
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