Hidden Heroes - Anthology of North Korean Fiction

Hidden Heroes is a collection of short stories from the 1980s to present that unveil the lives of ordinary North Koreans. Through themes of identity, community, and power, it reveals a complex society, offering readers a nuanced understanding beyond prevailing stereotypes.

List of contents

Translation Source; Introduction: (Re)presenting North Korean Fiction; IDENTITIES, The Key; A Day in the Life of a Female Manager; Face; COMMUNITIES, Neighbors; Hoping for Luck to Strike; Seventeen People's Laughter; The Actor's Last Class; POWER, Lifel; Spring Evening; The Life Expectancy Chart; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Immanuel Kim is the Korea Foundation and Kim-Renaud professor of Korean literature and culture studies at The George Washington University.

Benoit Berthelier is a senior lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Sydney.

Product details

• Authors: Benoit Berthelier, Immanuel Kim, Immanuel Berthelier Kim
• Assisted by: Benoit Berthelier (Translation), Immanuel Kim (Translation)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2025
• EAN: 9781839994661
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-466-1
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short Stories, FICTION / Anthologies (multiple authors), LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Asian / General, North Korea, FICTION / World Literature / Korea, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, DPRK literature; North Korean citizens