Description |
170 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
Summary |
"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 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."-- Provided by publisher. |
Form |
Issued also in electronic format. |
Subject |
Palin, Michael -- Travel -- Korea (North) -- Diaries.
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British -- Korea (North) -- Diaries.
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Korea (North) -- Description and travel.
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Palin, Michael. (OCoLC)fst00056950
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British. (OCoLC)fst00839044
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Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
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Korea (North) (OCoLC)fst01214151
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Genre/Form |
Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794
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Diaries.
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Added Title |
Diaries. Selections
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Other Form: |
Online version: Palin, Michael. Diaries. Selections. North Korea journal. Toronto : Random House Canada, 2019 0735279837 9780735279834 (OCoLC)1102783435 |
ISBN |
9780735279827 (hardcover) |
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0735279829 (hardcover) |
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