Friend: A Novel & Popular Culture of North Korea with Immanuel Kim

<p style="text-align: justify;">July 9, 2020 - First published in Pyongyang in 1988, <em>Friend</em> by Paek Nam-Nyong is one of the few North Korean novels that has reached an international audience. Professor <strong>Immanuel Kim</strong>, the translator of <em>Friend</em> and a specialist in North Korean literature and cinema, offers a glimpse into contemporary life in North Korea through this novel and other popular culture from Pyongyang.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">"a beguiling introduction to the everyday, with none of the rockets and military parades that the words “North Korea” often bring to mind" - <em>The New York Times</em></p> <p>For more information, please visit the link below:<br /> <a href= "https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1399-friend-a-novel-popular-culture-of-north-korea" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1399-friend-a-novel-popular-culture-of-north-korea</a></p>