The Best Books on North Korea

Accounts of life, leadership, and escape from North Korea.

Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick

A fascinating account of life in North Korea based on interviews with defectors.

The Aquariums of Pyongyang by Kang Chol-hwan

A memoir of survival in North Korea's prison camps.

In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park

A young woman's escape from North Korea and journey to freedom.