"The long-running 'Ask a North Korean' column produced by NK News in Washington D.C. invites readers to ask questions of recent North Korean defectors about everyday issues that are not generally discussed in the media. These North Koreans provide authentic accounts of what's actually happening on the ground in North Korea today. Various aspects of life in North Korea are discussed in this book through a series of interviews with North Korean defectors. These interviews show that even in the world's most authoritarian regime, life goes on as usual, and there is normality and continuity--unlike the view of North Korea commonly portrayed elsewhere"--From container cover.