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Pyongyang. A Journey in North Korea
Softcover 176 pp
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English (Canada) · Drawn & Quarterly
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6-in. x 8 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $14.95.
Plot
When the fortress-like country of North Korea recently opened the door a crack to foreign investment, cartoonist Guy Delisle found himself in its capital of Pyongyang on a work visa for a French film animation company, becoming one of the few Westerners to witness current conditions in the surreal showcase city. Armed with a smuggled radio and a copy of 1984, Delisle could only explore Pyongyang and its countryside in the company of his translator and a guide. But among the statues, portraits and propaganda of leaders Kim Il-Sung and his son Kim Jong-Il - the world's only Communist dynasty - Delisle was able to observe more than was intended of the culture and lives of the few North Koreans he encountered. His astute and wry musings on life in the austere and grim regime form the basis of this remarkable graphic novel. Pyongyang is an informative, timely, and accessible look at an enigmatic country.
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Publication date
March 2007
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quack has rated42/24/2024
Aunque la obra ya tenga unos añitos, nos ayuda a saber más sobre Corea del Norte. Quizás lo que más destaque de la obra sea la deshumanización de los norcoreanos y la hipocresía que desprende. La hipocresía de la clase gobernante norcoreana que pretende ser un ejemplo de comunismo/maoismo al tiempo que establece una sociedad totalmente estamental, la hipocresía de las sociedades occidentales que hacen la vista gorda mientras las empresas subcontratan estudios de animación de ahí para abaratar costes de producción...y la hipocresía del propio Guy Delisle que juega un poquito a ser un cierto adalid de la libertad sabiendo muy bien que posee esa libertad porque es un extranjero. En general una mirada interesante a la historia y actualidad de Corea del Norte, sin embargo Guy Delisle no es Joe Sacco. Aquí no se busca llegar a la honestidad a través de los testimonios de los norcoreanos (sería eso tan siquiera posible). Delisle, en general, es mucho más simple, personal y mundano.