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Welcome to Pyongyang (Hardcover)

by Charlie Crane (Author), Nick Bonner (Author)

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Hardcover: 144 pages
Publisher: Chris Boot (16 April 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1905712049
ISBN-13: 978-1905712045
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.3 x 2.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 401,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5x4-format landscape and portrait photographs taken by Crane during three visits to Pyongyang are presented with commentary on the scenes shown provided by real North Korean tourist guides. The city is presented on its own terms, while allowing the reader to see beyond the clichÃ©s of the âofficialâ line.With an introduction by Nicholas Bonner.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Dear Leader's bestest ever book, 28 Sep 2007

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North Korea puts its best foot forward in this collection of Pyongyang folk presented in a `this is how we would like the world to see us' corporate style book. Of the sixty-four photos thirty-four are rather stiffly posed portraits of people you would probably see if you visited the capitol. All scrubbed up, neat and tidy and no doubt just waiting to happily serve any foreign visitor, especially business people who could help the country out of its ramshackle condition.

The other photos show various buildings and interiors mostly devoid of anyone. Was everybody hiding just in case photographer Charlie Crane might capture a person who didn't look immaculate? Even the fold-out of the Mansudae Grand Monument is empty despite the caption saying it is the first place people go to when they return to Pyongyang after a visit abroad. The cynical might conclude the plaza is empty because no one is allowed to go abroad.

Overall I thought the photos rather contrived and bland (the sun clearly didn't shine while Crane was there either) but probably just what the Dear Leader would approve of. A much more interesting look at Pyongyang is provided by photographer Philippe Chancel in his book 'North Korea' with 129 colour images. Frequently a building is featured in both books but Chancel was lucky enough to have the locals going about their business when he took his shots.

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