I've recently watched the documentary 'Beyond Utopia' about families trying to escape North Korea and defecting to the south and was enthralled. Can anyone recommend any good reads, deeper dives on North Korea?? by Character_Ad5286
NihilisticMushroom on February 4, 2026 1:55 pm The short story collection **The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea** by Bandi.
sunrae_ on February 4, 2026 1:57 pm The girl with seven names by Hyeonseo Lee. Do **not** read anything by Yeonmi Park. I was a huge fan of her work, but she started heavily contradicting her own story in the interviews she did.
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The short story collection **The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea** by Bandi.
Nothing To Envy by Barbara Demick is great.
The girl with seven names by Hyeonseo Lee.
Do **not** read anything by Yeonmi Park. I was a huge fan of her work, but she started heavily contradicting her own story in the interviews she did.