Nord-Korea er et av de mest hemmelighetsfulle land i verden i dag. Journalisten Barbara Demick tar oss med inn i et samfunn få kjenner og viser hvordan det er å leve i dette undertrykkende og totalitære regimet. I Mørkets rike følger vi livet til seks nordkoreanere over en periode på 15 år. D[...]

A National Book Award finalist and National Book Critics Circle finalist, Barbara Demick's "Nothing to Envy" is a remarkable view into North Korea, as seen through the lives of six ordinary citizens
"Nothing to Envy "follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years--a chaotic period tha[...]

Logavina Street was a microcosm of Sarajevo, a six-block-long history lesson. For four centuries, it existed as a quiet residential area in a charming city long known for its ethnic and religious tolerance. On this street of 240 families, Muslims and Christians, Serbs and Croats lived easily togethe[...]

North Korea is Orwell's 1984 made reality: it is the only country in the world not connected to the internet; Gone with the Wind is a dangerous, banned book; during political rallies, spies study your expression to check your sincerity. After the death of the country's great leader Kim Il Sung in 19[...]

Liebe in Zeiten der Diktatur: Vor dem Kino in Chongjin begegnen sich zwei junge Menschen. Bald schon entspinnt sich eine Beziehung zwischen ihnen, aber die gnadenlosen Lebensverhältnisse in Nordkorea lassen kaum Leidenschaft zu. Für das Volk hält das Regime nur härteste Entbehrungen bereit - und[...]

I skydd av nattens mörker inleder ungdomarna Jun San och Mi Ran i hemlighet en relation. Under långa promenader går de hand i hand och pratar om allt utom den regim som tvingar dem att smyga med sin kärlek. I Inget att avundas får vi också möta flera andra vanliga nordkoreaner: en fabriksarbe[...]