Come join us for our monthly book club discussion! This month, we will be discussing "Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea" by Guy Delisle.
Pyongyang documents the two months French animator Delisle spent overseeing cartoon production in North Korea, where his movements were constantly monitored by a translator and a guide, who together could limit his activities but couldn't restrict his observations. He records everything from t...he omnipresent statues and portraits of dictators Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il to the brainwashed obedience of the citizens.
Ed Park from the Village Voice writes, "With a delicate pencil and a droll, occasionally outraged sensibility, Delisle captures the inanities and insanities of Pyongyang, a 'model city' where the "complete absence of handicapped people" is explained away by his translator, who credulously asserts, 'All North Koreans are born strong, intelligent and healthy.'"
We hope you can make time to chat with us Friday evening, January 21. Pick up "Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea" at Detroit Comics. As a book club member, you get 10% off your purchase.
Friday, January 21 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Detroit Comics
23333 Woodward Ave.
Ferndale, MI