Reddit reviews Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea

Yes. Guy DeLisle wrote one of his more well-known graphic novels about his time supervising N. Korean animators, called "Pyongyang".

un po' off topic, ma c'era una graphic novel di un cartoonist francese riguardo alla sua esperienza di vita e di lavoro in NordCorea

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Has anyone read the graphic novel Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea?

It's about a French animator who is in North Korea for business because its cheap to have animation done there. There is a part where he travels (by guide, of course) to a museum that is deciated to all the great things foreign nations have said about North Korea. Apparently, a lot of the items are either from known parody sources and others are obviously fake.

The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen) by Garth Nix! It's a fantasy with teenaged girls (Sabriel and Lirael) as the protagonists (and their adorable and bizarre and not-what-they-seem cat and dog, respectively, companions). I loved, loved, loved these books when I was in middle school.

For graphic novels, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Guy Delisle's travelogues (Pyongyang, Shenzhen, and others) are great introductions to unfamiliar countries and cultures. And they are non-fiction!

Also:

The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams)

Coraline (Neil Gaiman) [also: The Graveyard Book, Stardust, and Odd and the Frost Giants, as well as anything else age-appropriate written by Gaiman]

Dracula (Bram Stoker) [...I loved it when I read it in middle school!]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)

The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)

Reminds me of a book I just read: https://www.amazon.com/Pyongyang-Journey-North-Guy-Delisle/dp/1897299214

This was from his experience in NK years ago but sounds just like the propaganda that we associate with them now.

This looks really interesting, I can't wait to read it. Thanks for the post.

For another look at the Hermit kingdom, I suggest picking up Pyongyang: A Journey to North Korea by Guy Delisle

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  Moj tip za vas je Shantaram. //switch to English now, because it's a lot easier. It's about a guy who escapes from a prison and goes to Bombay. He starts off low and grows both spiritually and materialistically in the streets of Bombay. It's like GTA: Bombay but with more places (Indian countryside, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Africa). I've already been interested in India because of films like Darjeeling Limited, but this book sealed the deal: I want to visit that country.

I'm more of a graphic novel fan (such a snob, I know). Big fan of Guy Delisle's travelogues, especially Pyongyang.

I also grew up on Tintin and Asterix comics, I still have all of them in English and French on my shelf, though I added some of the rarer, politically incorrect ones like Tintin in the Congo in recent years.

Are you talking about Pyongyang?

Non-fiction wise I really, really enjoyed this and gave it to a friend last Christmas, got her into buying comics.

Here's another example of a great non-fiction graphic "novel". It's growing and definitely warrants being distinguished from fiction.

"A graphic novel cannot be non-fiction." What? A graphic novel can easily be nonfiction. That is OP's point. Example: http://www.amazon.com/Pyongyang-Journey-North-Guy-Delisle/dp/1897299214

I think you are the one stuck on semantics.

Edit: Clarity.

There was a commentary on this article that made it to /r/bestof. Basically the idea was that it simplified North Korea's history and situation so much for the sake of telling an uncomplicated joke. A lot of the things that go on up there is ridiculous and sometimes outright hilarious... But these are real things that happen to real people and affect real lives.

There was a book by cartoonist Guy Delisle that offered a somewhat terrifying perspective on the lying that goes on in North Korea -- everyone knows that they tell lies, but they cannot speak up because they are terrified of a government that feels confident enough to tell all the lies because they know they can destroy whoever speaks truth.

I read a bizarre graphic novel called "Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by, Guy Delisle. Worth a read.
https://www.amazon.com/Pyongyang-Journey-North-Guy-Delisle/dp/1897299214

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyongyang_%28comics%29 is fascinating. Only a little on your specific question but also covers similar issues.

http://www.amazon.com/Pyongyang-A-Journey-North-Korea/dp/1897299214

I hear it's moving into Vietnam as Korean wages get higher. There's also the North Korean animation industry, which has some pretty interesting results.

I found this book by accident. I really enjoyed it. It was my introduction to North Korea. And its a graphic novel. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea http://www.amazon.com/Pyongyang-A-Journey-North-Korea/dp/1897299214