In the 1990s, the United States offered to help North Korea with its energy needs if it gave up its nuclear weapons programme. Barbara Demick 1990senergygive Change image and share on social
We see North Koreans as automatons, goose-steeping at parades, doing mass gymnastics with fixed smiles on their faces - but beneath all that, real life goes on with the same complexity of human emotion as anywhere else. Barbara Demick automatonbeneathcomplexity share on social
The cadence of life is slower in North Korea. Barbara Demick cadencekorealife Change image and share on social
A South Korean teenager, 18-year-old male, is about five inches taller than his North Korean counterpart. And there are many soldiers who are only about 4'6". The height requirement is supposed to be 4'9". That's the size of my 12-year-old son. Barbara Demick 4'64'9counterpart share on social
As a reader, I've always been interested in dystopian novels like 'Nineteen Eighty-four'. Barbara Demick dystopianeightyhave Change image and share on social
The anti-Japanese resistance was as familiar a theme in North Korean cinema as cowboys and Indians was in early Hollywood. Barbara Demick anticinemacowboy Change image and share on social
In 1991, few North Koreans had ever used a telephone. You had to go to a post office to make a phone call. Barbara Demick callkoreanmake Change image and share on social
Good reporting should have the same standard as in a courtroom - beyond a reasonable doubt. Barbara Demick courtroomdoubtgood Change image and share on social
People have crossed the Himalayas in flip-flops seeking a blessing from the Dalai Lama. Barbara Demick blesscrossdalai Change image and share on social
In 1984, George Orwell wrote of a world where the only colour to be found was in the propaganda posters. Such is the case in North Korea. Images of Kim Il-sung are depicted in vivid colours. Rays of yellow and orange emanate from his face: he is the sun. Barbara Demick casecolourdepict share on social
