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2014

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Julia Leeb North Korea ISBN: 9783832798437 (HB - E/ F/ G) € commander liste d'envies - German photographer Julia Leeb captured the actual state of a country still almost unknown to Western eyes - Leeb's images are an important contemporary document, as they show people living under anachronistic if not surreal circumstances North Korea certainly wouldn't come first on a general list of dream destinations. Nevertheless, the country exudes an eerie fascination. It is a mystery, an anonymous country isolated from the rest of the world. With two friends, photojournalist Julia Leeb made a journey to better understand the country and its people. The result is a spectacular illustrated volume that offers a riveting look at the architecture, culture, and people. The readers get to immerse themselves in an unknown world. We witness the celebrations for the 100th birthday of the country's founder Kim Il Sung and follow hundreds of North Koreans as they participate in an Arirang synchronized dance spectacle. But even the "quieter" impressions evoke emotion in the viewer; an excited bride, a mother with child, apparently rather everyday scenes which are somehow quite different. These multi-layered images linger in the memory long afterwards, even when you have already put the book aside.