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The Punch and Judy country that’s beyond a joke

Robert S. Boynton provides is a hair-raising account of North Korea’s kidnapping and brainwashing of countless Japanese citizens — to no purpose whatsoever

13 February 2016

9:00 AM

13 February 2016

9:00 AM

The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea’s Abduction Project Robert S. Boynton

Atlantic, pp.271, £16.99, ISBN: 9780374175849

In recent weeks, North Korea allegedly developed a hydrogen bomb and hangover-free booze. This would be a worrying combination in any government not widely thought to have the force projection of an aggressively drunk toddler with a bag on its head. North Korea is often portrayed as a cartoon state — something sustained by Kim Jong-un’s propensity to execute rivals using anti-aircraft guns.

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