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Inside The Hermit Kingdom

The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un by Anna Fifield

October 1, 2020 by Jake Leave a Comment

I’d been meaning to read some non-fiction about North Korea. I have one book on Kindle and there are others but this one struck my fancy through recommendations. And it was the right call. This one rocks. As much as I enjoy a Battle Cry of Freedom-esque long history tome, I prefer something slimmer to give me an entry level view on a subject. That’s Anna Fifield’s work right here. She does a great job of pulling back the curtain to the Hermit Kingdom and its […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anna Fifield, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, The Great Successor

Jake's CBR12 Review No:153 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Anna Fifield, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, North Korea, The Great Successor ·
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Imagine Russia Kidnapped Brangelina to Make Putin Propaganda

January 29, 2016 by expandingbookshelf 1 Comment

Remember the hissy fit North Korea pitched over Seth Rogan’s cinematic turd fest The Interview? From their reaction, you’d think the famously repressive country had something against the silver screen. As it turns out, nothing could be further from the truth. After Kim Jong-il died in 2011 (he was the one in jumpsuits) it came out that the former Dear Leader was a huge movie buff, with a dedicated smuggling system implemented just so he could watch western cinema. In his twenties, he was appointed […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Kim Jong-Il Production, cinema, kidnapping, Kim Jong Il, Non-Fiction, North Korea, Paul Fischer, South Korea

expandingbookshelf's CBR8 Review No:18 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: A Kim Jong-Il Production, cinema, kidnapping, Kim Jong Il, Non-Fiction, North Korea, Paul Fischer, South Korea ·
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