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Books About North Korea

This is a sizeable list of books that are a must-read if you are interested in the North Korean regime and life.
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In Order to Live (Yeonmi Park)
In Order to Live
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Yeonmi Park
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
2
Barbara Demick
A River in Darkness (Masaji Ishikawa)
A River in Darkness
3
Masaji Ishikawa
Aquariums of Pyongyang (Kang Chol-Hwan)
Aquariums of Pyongyang
4
Kang Chol-Hwan
Escape From Camp 14
Escape From Camp 14
5
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
The Girl With Seven Names
6
Hyeonseo Lee
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
7
Adam Johnson
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea (Guy Delisle)
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
8
Guy Delisle
Without You, There Is No Us (Suki Kim)
Without You, There Is No Us
9
Suki Kim
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories From Inside North Korea (Bandi)
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories From Inside North Korea
10
Bandi
Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home (Laura Ling)
Somewhere Inside: One Sister's Captivity in North Korea and the Other's Fight to Bring Her Home
11
Laura Ling
Dear Leader (Jang Jin-Sung)
Dear Leader
12
Jang Jin-Sung
A Kim Jong-Il Production (Paul Fischer)
A Kim Jong-Il Production
13
Paul Fischer
A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape From North Korea (Eunsun Kim)
A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape From North Korea
14
Eunsun Kim
This Is Paradise! My North Korean Childhood (Hyok Kang)
This Is Paradise! My North Korean Childhood
15
Hyok Kang
Your Republic Is Calling You (South Korea/North Korea)
Your Republic Is Calling You (South Korea/North Korea)
16
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea (Sungju Lee)
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
17
Sungju Lee
The Great Successor (Anna Fifield)
The Great Successor
18
Anna Fifield
The Reluctant Communist (Charles Robert Jenkins)
The Reluctant Communist
19
Charles Robert Jenkins
Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America (Joseph Kim)
Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America
20
Joseph Kim
How I Became a North Korean (Krys Lee)
How I Became a North Korean
21
Krys Lee
North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter (Sakie Yokota)
North Korea Kidnapped My Daughter
22
Sakie Yokota
My Holiday in North Korea (Wendy Simmons)
My Holiday in North Korea
23
Wendy Simmons
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters (B.R. Myers)
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters
24
B.R. Myers
The Invitation Only Zone (Robert Boynton)
The Invitation Only Zone
25
Robert Boynton
The Real North Korea (Andrei Lankov)
The Real North Korea
26
Andrei Lankov
THE TEARS OF MY SOUL (KIM HYUN HEE)
THE TEARS OF MY SOUL
27
KIM HYUN HEE
Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader (Bradley K. Martin)
Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader
28
Bradley K. Martin
Eating With the Enemy (Robert Egan)
Eating With the Enemy
29
Robert Egan
Long Road Home (Kim Yong)
Long Road Home
30
Kim Yong
North Korea (Bruce Cumings)
North Korea
31
Bruce Cumings
North Korea Confidential (Daniel Tudor and James Pearson)
North Korea Confidential
32
Daniel Tudor and James Pearson
North of the DMZ (Andrei Lankov)
North of the DMZ
33
Andrei Lankov
See You Again in Pyongyang (Travis Jeppesen)
See You Again in Pyongyang
34
Travis Jeppesen
The Hidden People of North Korea (Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh)
The Hidden People of North Korea
35
Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future (Victor Cha)
The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future
36
Victor Cha
Ask a North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation (Daniel Tudor)
Ask a North Korean: Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
37
Daniel Tudor
Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights Into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator (Jung H. Pak)
Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights Into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
38
Jung H. Pak
Escape From North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad (Melanie Kirkpatrick)
Escape From North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad
39
Melanie Kirkpatrick
The Beloved Daughter (Alana Terry)
The Beloved Daughter
40
Alana Terry
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