E-grāmata: Hidden Heroes: Anthology of North Korean Fiction

The North Korea News Podcast NK News A groundbreaking anthology of recent North Korean fiction, Hidden Heroes eschews well- worn ideas of the country as a monolith and its literature as mere propaganda. Hidden Heroes offers a remarkable selection of short stories that feature women and men confronting the challenges from struggles to maintain worklife balance to rural/urban tensions that make up the complexity of everyday life. To read Hidden Heroes is to approach North Korean literature on its own terms. Theodore Hughes, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Humanities, Columbia University, USA In this much-awaited anthology, two consummate experts on North Korean literature have put together ten engaging stories about ordinary people living under one of the most secretive regimes in the world. The unprecedented inclusion of womens voices diversifies and disrupts the established understanding of the country and its literature. Accompanied by a knowledgeable introduction and much contextualizing information, these stories will make an excellent reading in classrooms and for personal interest. Sunyoung Park, Director, USC Korean Studies Institute, Associate Professor, EALC and Gender

and Sexuality Studies, University of Southern California, LA, USA The stories in Hidden Heroes show us ordinary people who contribute their part to society in the course of their daily lives. The writers pen portraits of imperfect individuals and point to problems in society before ending their stories with lessons learned. [ ...] The book is a welcome addition to the meager offerings of North Korean literature in English translation. NK News Solid, varied selection, providing some decent insight into North Korean society and cultural production.  Complete Review  The stories make the argument that all of us are in this together. Whats good for one is good for all. It is, fundamentally, a different approach to empathy than one typically finds in Western stories. Washington Independent Review of Books Hidden Heroes offers anglophone readers a snapshot of the lives of everyday people in North Korea. Asian Review of Books