The strange, secretive world of North Korean science fiction
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- Change Course Hangno r l pakkura by Yi K mch l speaks about solidarity peace and love for the motherland
- It was first published in in the Chos n munhak magazine only to be reprinted years later around the time North Korea claimed it was capable of launching attacks on US soil
- Political messages in every North Korean sci fi can be hardly missed historian of science Dong Won Kim told me The genre grew under the wings of the supreme leaders Late dictator Kim Jong il referenced science fiction books in his speeches and set guidelines for authors encouraging them to write about optimistic futures
Enlarge/Inside the Submarine by Kim Kwang Nam, from the series The Future is Bright.2 with A plane is flying to the Philippines, gliding above the infinite surface of the Pacific Ocean. Sudde [+3100 chars]
