Read the World: North Korea

Books by authors from North Korea or set in/about North Korea.

Updated February 1, 2024
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King of spies the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea
Harden, Blaine author.
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Camp 14 returns with the untold story of one of the most powerful spies in American history, shedding new light on the U.S. role in the Korean War, and its legacy In 1946, master sergeant...
The rebel and the kingdom the true story of the secret mission to overthrow the North Korean regime
Hope, Bradley
Paper Book
How did an Ivy League activist become a global fugitive? The New York Times bestselling co-author of Billion Dollar Whale and Blood and Oil chronicles the heart-pounding tale of a self-taught operative his high-stakes attempt subvert the North Korean regime. ...
The orphan master's son [electronic resource] A Novel
Johnson, Adam, 1967-
Paper Book
The Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times betselling novel of North Korea: an epic journey into the heart of the world's most mysterious dictatorship. "Imagine Charles Dickens paying a visit to Pyongyang, and you see the canvas on which [Adam] Johnson is painting...
In the tunnel
Lee, Julie (Children's fiction writer)
Paper Book
Trapped in an enemy tunnel, a young refugee experiences the Korean War firsthand in this searing story of survival, loss, and hope, a companion to the Freeman Award-winning novel Brother's Keeper. Myung-gi knows war is coming- War between North and South Korea. Life in...
When spring comes to the DMZ
Yi, Ŏk-pae author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Batchelder Honor Winner, 2020 ALA Youth Media Awards Honorable Mention, 2019 Freeman Awards (National Consortium for Teaching about Asia) Korea's demilitarized zone (DMZ) has become an amazing accidental nature preserve that gives hope for a brighter future for a...

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