ALL MONSTERS MUST DIE; An Excursion to North Korea
Bartas, Magnus & Ekman, Fredrik
Language: English
Published by Anansi International, Stockholm, 2016
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- Title
- ALL MONSTERS MUST DIE; An Excursion to North Korea
- Author
- Bartas, Magnus & Ekman, Fredrik
- Publisher
- Anansi International, Stockholm
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1770898808
- ISBN 13
- 9781770898806
- Seller catalogs
- History, Non Fiction Trade Paperback, True Adventure
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.
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About the Author
MAGNUS BÄRTÅS teaches at the University College of Arts and Crafts in Stockholm and has also published an anthology about the borderland between literature and the visual arts. He is also a filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist.
FREDRIK EKMAN is a writer, librettist, and editor based in Stockholm. His musical works have toured across Europe.
SASKIA VOGEL is a Swedish translator. Her translations include Kim Novak Never Swam in Lake Genesaret by Håkan Nesser (World Editions, 2015), Who Cooked Adam Smith’s Dinner? By Katrine Kielos (Portobello Books, 2015). She is also the Swedish series editor and translator for Readux Books and a former publicist at Granta Books. She lives in California.
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