Foreword ix
Part 1
Chapter One Red Carpet in Paradise 5
Chapter Two Behind Enemy Lines 41
Chapter Three State of Delusion 89
Part 2
Chapter Four Different Ways 139
Chapter Five First Lessons 151
Chapter Six Silent Witness 194
Chapter Seven Torn Between Two Worlds 235
Chapter Eight Building Dreams 284
Chapter Nine War Games 328
Part 3
Chapter Ten Inside Out 365
Chapter Eleven Another View 386
Afterword 404
Bibliography 406
Index 407
In 1987 Michael Harrold became the first Briton to live
and work in North Korea. For seven years he was the language
adviser for English translations of speeches by the country's
president, Kim II Sung. It was an experience that gave him a unique
insight into what is, perhaps, the world's most misunderstood
nation.
From Pyongyang he went to Beijing, working first on the
international desk at the Xinhua News Agency and subsequently with
China Central Television. In 2000 he moved to Poland where he was
editor of Poland AM and Supervising Editor of the Warsaw Business
Journal. He lives in Warsaw with his wife and two young sons.
"... excellent book...." (British Association for Korean Studies, July 2004) "North Koreans are too often portrayed as hapless droids; Harrold peels back the last Iron Curtain to reveal their humanity." (Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2004) "... sheds considering light...." (Far Eastern Economic Review, December 2004) "... the most revealing glimpse yet of what passes for normal life in North Korea." (Asian Wall Street Journal, 3rd September 2004)
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