📚 8 Books mentioned in "Yeonmi Park: North Korea | Lex Fridman Podcast #196" of Lex Fridman Podcast

so you've uh i have to say i often say that my favorite book is animal farm by george orwell i've read it i don't know how many times and so i was really happy to hear that

The host states that Animal Farm by George Orwell is his favorite book and that the guest mentioned it had a big impact on her.

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what do you think of his book on north korea called dear reader that people should definitely check out absolutely so back then when i reached michael through mutual friends south korea i my english wasn't good

The host asks the guest about Michael Malice's book on North Korea called 'Dear Reader'.

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so that's the thing uh i was reading this book food by randomness right yeah i was like they're up here like oh my god you're so courageous

The guest mentions reading a book titled 'Food by Randomness', likely referring to 'Fooled by Randomness', in the context of discussing the role of chance in life.

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the following is a conversation with yon mi park a north korean defector human rights activist and author of the book in order to live quick mention of our sponsors balcampo gala games better help and ate sleep

The host introduces the guest, Yeonmi Park, and mentions she is the author of the book 'In Order to Live'.

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Well there's also the and uh there's a guy named victor franco who wrote the book masters for meaning and there's some aspect um where

The host mentions a book by 'Victor Franco' titled 'Masters for Meaning', likely referring to Viktor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning', and discusses its themes of finding meaning in suffering.

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so the tragic thing about north korea is not only just banning shakespeare like we don't even know what romeo and juliet is right our movies is never about love stories

The guest mentions that North Korea bans Shakespeare and people don't even know about Romeo and Juliet, highlighting the denial of concepts like romantic love.

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you mentioned uh briefly on the uh with jordan uh siddhartha by herman hesse is uh it's an incredible book yeah they're

The host mentions the book Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, noting it's an incredible book that reveals life is suffering but also beautiful.

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like if i don't know if you read that book why nation affairs the system it's not about the culture it's not about people

The guest mentions a book titled 'Why Nation Affairs', likely referring to 'Why Nations Fail', in the context of discussing how systems, not people or culture, determine a nation's outcome.

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