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North Korea Journal

North Korea Journal Memories

North Korea Journal

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COMING 28TH MAY: The new travel journal Michael Palin In Nigeria ALSO AVAILABLE TO PREORDER NOW: MICHAEL PALIN IN THE PHILIPPINES - COMING SEPTEMBER 2026. THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT DOCUMENTARY A glimpse of life inside the world's most secretive country, as told by Britain's best-loved travel writer. In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious underground train stations. His resulting documentary for Channel 5 was widely acclaimed. Now he shares his day-by-day diary of his visit, in which he describes not only what he saw - and his fleeting views of what the authorities didn't want him to see - but recounts the conversations he had with the country's inhabitants, talks candidly about his encounters with officialdom, and records his musings about a land wholly unlike any other he has ever visited - one that inspires fascination and fear in equal measure. Written with Palin's trademark warmth and wit, and illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, the journal offers a rare insight into the North Korea behind the headlines.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2019-09-19
Publication Date:
2019-09-19
Publisher:
Cornerstone
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
178633190X
ISBN13:
9781786331908
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
590 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
221 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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