{"product_id":"pyongyang-a-journey-in-north-korea-9781770463370","title":"Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perennial graphic novel about a \"hermit country,\" with a new cover and an introduction by Gore Verbinski\u003c\/b\u003e \r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuy Delisle's \u003ci\u003ePyongyang: A Journey in North Korea\u003c\/i\u003e is the graphic novel that made his career, an international bestseller for more than ten years. Delisle became one of the few Westerners to be allowed access to the fortress-like country when he was working in animation for a French company. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile living in the nation's capital for two months on a work visa, Delisle observed everything he was allowed to see of the culture and lives of the few North Koreans he encountered, bringing a sardonic and skeptical perspective on a place rife with propaganda. As a guide to the country, Delisle is a non-believer with a keen eye for the humor and tragedy of dictatorial whims, expressed in looming architecture and tiny, omnipresent photos of the president. The absurd vagaries of everyday life become fodder for a frustrated animator's musings as boredom and censorship sink in. Delisle himself is the ideal foil for North Korean spin, the grumpy outsider who brought a copy of George Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e with him into the totalitarian nation. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePyongyang\u003c\/i\u003e is an informative, personal, and accessible look at a dangerous and enigmatic country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Delisle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.10w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770463370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Québec City, Canada, in 1966, \u003cb\u003eGuy Delisle\u003c\/b\u003e now lives in the south of France with his wife and two children. Delisle spent ten years working in animation, which allowed him to learn about movement and drawing. He is best known for his travelogues about life in faraway countries: \u003ci\u003e Burma Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Pyongyang, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShenzhen\u003c\/i\u003e. He has since expanded his oeuvre by telling a Doctors Without Borders acquaintance's story as a nail-biting thriller (\u003ci\u003eHostage\u003c\/i\u003e) and revisiting his teen years and first summer job (\u003ci\u003eFactory Summers\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Guy Delisle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42888294137919,"sku":"9781770463370","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/0710\/5855\/files\/9781770463370.jpg?v=1770409335","url":"https:\/\/casitamanga.com\/products\/pyongyang-a-journey-in-north-korea-9781770463370","provider":"Casita Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}