{"product_id":"9781786331908","title":"North Korea Journal","description":"Author: Palin, Michael\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781786331908\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Sep 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA glimpse of life inside the world's most secretive country, as told by Britain's best-loved travel writer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT DOCUMENTARY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA glimpse of life inside the world's most secretive country, as told by Britain's best-loved travel writer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious underground train stations. His resulting documentary for Channel 5 was widely acclaimed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow he shares his day-by-day diary of his visit, in which he describes not only what he saw - and his fleeting views of what the authorities didn't want him to see - but recounts the conversations he had with the country's inhabitants, talks candidly about his encounters with officialdom, and records his musings about a land wholly unlike any other he has ever visited - one that inspires fascination and fear in equal measure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with Palin's trademark warmth and wit, and illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, the journal offers a rare insight into the North Korea behind the headlines.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181161853086,"sku":"UBD-9781786331908","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781786331908.jpg?v=1787399430","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781786331908","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}