THE STRANGE, SECRETIVE WORLD OF NORTH KOREAN SCIENCE FICTION

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This article looks at the history of North Korean Sci-Fi and how it changed throughout the decades. North Korean Sci-Fi has its roots in Soviet literature. Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea, thought that literature could be used to push propaganda and recommended that authors translate Soviet works. They were also told to write their own stories depicting a thriving communist society.