Short story collection smuggled out of North Korea sparks global interest

Dissident tales from pseudonymous author Bandi, still living in the country, are very rare fiction to emerge from the secretive dictatorshipA collection of short stories written under a pseudonym and smuggled out of North Korea is on its way to becoming an international literary sensation, with its agent fielding offers from around the world for an author who is being labelled the North Korean Solzhenitsyn.Barbara Zitwer, the literary agent for the pseudonymous North Korean author Bandi’s collection, The Accusation, said that she had not left her desk since accepting pre-emptive offers for the book from the US and the UK, describing international interest as “immediate and stunning”. “Within a few days, I have accepted pre-empts and I expect to close in Germany, Israel, Sweden, Italy, and other territories before the London book fair [in April],” said Zitwer. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]

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