The Best American Nonrequired Reading #2006
"Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea" is a powerful, intimate story from the 2006 edition of *The Best American Nonrequired Reading*, written by Gipi and Kim Thompson and illustrated by Gipi with inks and lettering by Paul Baresh. Told with quiet precision, it follows Gil as he takes his nephew to visit Valerio, a man recently released from prison after years behind bars for a violent act born of extreme injustice.
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Having to look after his nephew for the day, Gil takes him to meet Valerio, just released from jail having spent years there for stabbing a policemen who had brutalised him on several occasions.
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