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Inside North Korea

My Holiday in North Korea

by Wendy E. Simmons

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What happens when an American writer manages to secure a spot on one of the world's most tightly controlled tourist trips? Wendy E. Simmons takes readers behind the curtain of the Hermit Kingdom with sharp wit and unflinching observation.

This darkly comic travelogue chronicles a surreal ten-day journey through North Korea, where every movement is monitored, every sight is staged, and the gap between propaganda and reality becomes increasingly absurd. Simmons navigates bizarre banquets, choreographed tourist attractions, and increasingly uncomfortable encounters with her government-appointed minders, all whilst trying to glimpse the truth beneath the carefully constructed façade.

Both deeply unsettling and unexpectedly funny, this is essential reading for anyone fascinated by one of the world's most mysterious and misunderstood nations.