The Great Successor: Kim Jong-Un - A Political Cartoon

Detailing the realities of the recent succession of Kim Jong-Un as leader of the DPRK, this volume provides a rare glimpse at the new face (and belly) of leadership in North Korea.

Author: Tae Keung Ha
Publisher: Hungry Dictator Press
Published: 12/12/2012
Pages: 174
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781936342310

About the Author
Ha, Tae Keung: - About the Author Born in Busan on March 29, 1968, Prof. Ha graduated from the Department of Physics of Seoul National University. In November 2005, Ha Tae Keung established Open Radio for North Korea and fully immersed himself in North Korean human rights issues. As the CEO of Open Radio for North Korea, which provides radio broadcasts for the North, he delivers information on the rest of the world to North Korean residents.He is actively using newspapers and television broadcasts to inform residents in South Korea and the rest of the world about the seriousness of North Korean human rights issues. He also wrote the book, Analysis of Actual Human Rights Conditions in North Korea and Issues Regarding North Korean Human Rights Movements. Ha is currently an elected member of the Republic of Korea's National Assembly.Choi, Byeong-Seon: - Illustrated by Choi Byeong-seon Born in Pyongyang on March 22, 1946, Mr. Choi survived the Korean war and later traveled to the US where he majored in design at the New York Art School in 1961. He is now a researcher at the Global Artists Association and a director of the Korea Cartoonists Association. With inborn talent in drawing and writing, he demonstrated his ability at an early age. He has worked on cartoons, calligraphy, drawings, and genre paintings, and made caricatures of intangible cultural properties. He has been continually acting as a cultural envoy in each area of politics, economics, and society with works that include Cartoon Korean History, Cartoon World History, Encyclopedia for Learning, and A Child from Pyongyang. He announced countless works through magazines, newspapers, and books, including When Dad Was Little, which was published serially on Sports Chosun.