The Sorcerer of Pyongyang by Marcel Theroux

Miniseries

Miniseries

In 1995, an 11-year-old boy in North Korea, Cho Jun-su, stumbles across a strange, foreign book that will change his life. Helped in private by a teacher, Jun-su learns that it is a Dungeon Master's guide. Dungeons and Dragons opens up a whole new world of make-believe and imagination for the boy. But in the years that follow, Jun-su learns that, in a totalitarian state, imagination can be a dangerous thing. Episode One North Korea, 1995. During the hunger years known as the Arduous March, the boy Jun-su makes a startling discovery. The author Marcel Theroux is a British American novelist and broadcaster. He is the author of Far North, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. The Sorcerer Of Pyongyang is his fifth novel. Writer: Marcel Theroux Reader: Edmund Kingsley Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Producer: Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.