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Foreign Languages Publishing House (Pyongyang)

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's central publisher of foreign-language books and periodicals, founded on 10 December 1949. It is best known abroad for its editions of the works of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and for books on Juche, Korean history and the Korean War. It remains active, publishing periodicals including Korea, Korea Today, Foreign Trade of the DPRK and The Pyongyang Times.

Years
1949–present
Location
Pyongyang, North Korea
Also known as
외국문출판사 · Oegungmun Ch'ulp'ansa · FLPH Pyongyang
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Russian, and many others
Authority records
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Sources
Wikipedia — Foreign Languages Publishing House (North Korea)

Backlist

94019401960198020002020Founded 19491953: 1 title1956: 6 titles1957: 17 titles1958: 20 titles1959: 41 titles1960: 35 titles1961: 27 titles1962: 16 titles1963: 16 titles1964: 19 titles1965: 10 titles1966: 8 titles1967: 5 titles1968: 37 titles1969: 58 titles1970: 41 titles1971: 45 titles1972: 55 titles1973: 74 titles1974: 89 titles1975: 73 titles1976: 65 titles1977: 94 titles1978: 54 titles1979: 50 titles1980: 34 titles1981: 20 titles1982: 49 titles1983: 41 titles1984: 46 titles1985: 31 titles1986: 52 titles1987: 28 titles1988: 34 titles1989: 51 titles1990: 30 titles1991: 31 titles1992: 54 titles1993: 34 titles1994: 13 titles1995: 23 titles1996: 7 titles1997: 2 titles1998: 7 titles1999: 4 titles2000: 2 titles2001: 4 titles2002: 7 titles2003: 5 titles2004: 2 titles2005: 2 titles2006: 1 title2007: 3 titles2008: 7 titles2009: 3 titles2010: 2 titles2011: 3 titles2012: 14 titles2013: 5 titles2014: 15 titles2015: 16 titles2016: 17 titles2017: 8 titles2018: 9 titles2019: 8 titles2020: 1 title2021: 2 titles2022: 20 titles
Titles of Foreign Languages Publishing House (Pyongyang) by year: 1,703 dated titles, 1953–2022, most in 1977 (94); 8 undated. Lines mark founded 1949.
The figures by decade
DecadeTitles
1950s85
1960s231
1970s640
1980s386
1990s205
2000s36
2010s97
2020s23
YearTitleAuthor(s)Language
1953Alles für den Wiederaufbau und die Entwicklung der Volkswirtschaft nach dem Kriege✓ — Bericht auf der VI. Plenartagung des Zentralkomitees der Partei der Arbeit KoreasKim Il-sŏngGerman
19563rd. Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. Documents and Materials. April 23-29, 1956✓Workers' party of KoreaEnglish
1956Dan Won✓ — Kim Hong DoKim Yong-joonKorean
1956Dan Won Kim Hong Do. Signé Kim Yong Joon✓Kim Yong JoonEnglish
1956Irrigation Works in DPRK✓—English
1956Mission of Friendship✓ — Friendly Visit of the D.P.R.K. Government Delegation to the U.S.S.R. and Other Fraternal People's Democracies—English
1956Third Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea✓ — Documents and Materials—English
1957Chōsen no bunka ibutsu✓ — Kulʹturnye pamiatniki Korei = Cultural heritages of Korea = Chaoxian de wen hua yi wu—Japanese
1957Cultural Heritages of Korea✓—English
1957For the Peaceful Unification of Korea✓—English
1957Korea✓ — Illustrated Monthly—English
1957Korea Through the Eyes of Foreigners✓Yang ShuoEnglish
1957Korea Today✓—English
1957Kuʹlturnye Pamâtniki Korei✓—Russian, Chinese, English, Japanese
1957Kulʹturnye pamiatniki Korei✓ — Cultural heritages of Korea = Chʻao-hsien ti wen hua i wu = Chōsen no bunka ibutsu—Multiple languages
1957Kulʹturnye Pamiatniki Korei✓ — = Cultural Heritages of Korea = Chaoxian de Wen Hua Yi Wu = Chōsen No Bunka Ibutsu—Chinese, English, Japanese, Russian
1957Outline of Korean Geography✓—English
1957Post-war Reconstruction and Development of National Economy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓—English
1957Post-war Rehabilitation and Development of the National Economy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓Korea (North)English
1957Pyongyang Today✓—English
1957Selected Korean Songs✓—English
1957Selected Korean songs. Chansons et chansons patriotiques à 1, 2 et 4 voix, 1 voix et piano et 4 voix et piano✓—French
1957The Lovely Land - Korea✓—English
1957Why We Fled from South Korea✓—English
1958Agricultural Co-operativisation in DPRK✓—English
1958Agricultural Cooperativization in D.P.R.K✓CoréeEnglish
1958Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk✓ — (1948 - 1958)Pak Ch'oe-ilEnglish, Korean
1958Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓ — 1948-1958—English
1958Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Publication in Honour of the 10th Anniversary of the Founding of the D.P.R.K.)✓—English
1958Development of Socialist Industry in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓Kim Sang-hakEnglish
1958Development of Socialist Industry in the DPRK✓Kim Sang HakEnglish
1958First Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Economy of the D.P.R.K. (1957-1961)✓—English
1958For Socialist Economic Construction in Our Country✓ — Kim, Il-sung D.i. Kim, Ir-SenKim Il-sŏngEnglish
1958For the Peaceful Unification of the Country✓—English
1958Great Economic Results Attained by Korean People in 1958Free—English
1958Irrigation Works in DPRKFree—English
1958Kim Il Sung. For Socialist Economic Construction in Our Country✓Kim Il-SungEnglish
1958Panmunjom✓—English
1958Report at the Celebration Meeting of the 10th Anniversary of the Founding of the D. P. R. K.✓Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1958South Korea Under U.S. Occupation✓—English
1958South Korea Under US Occupation✓—English
1958The Tale of Shim Chung✓—English
1958Un bilan du développement économique de la Corée du Nord✓ChunrimaFrench
1958Valuable Aid from Peoples of Fraternal Countries✓—English
1959Animal Husbandry in Korea✓—English
1959Big Leap in Korea's National Economy✓Free—English
1959Chemical Industry in Korea✓—English
1959Chullima - Symbol of Our Era✓Li Ki YungEnglish
1959Cold-bed rice seedling✓—Not recorded
1959Development and Prospect of Industry in Korea✓Free
Information on Korea -- No. 2
—English
1959Documents✓National Congress of Activities of Local Industry and Producers' Co-operativesEnglish
1959Documents on the 3rd Congress of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea✓General federation of trade unions of KoreaEnglish
1959Documents on the National Congress of Agricultural Co-operatives✓Chŏnguk Nongŏp Hyŏptong Chohap Taehoe (1959 Pʻyŏngyang, Korea)English
1959Documents on the Third Congress of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea✓General Federation of Trade Unions of Korea. (3rd 1959 Pyongyang)English
1959Efflorescing Korean Culture✓
Information on Korea; 7
—English
1959Electrical Industry of Korea✓—English
1959Everlasting Friendship Between Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese Peoples✓ — Documents on Goodwill Visits of the D. P. R. K. Government Delegation to China and Viet-NamKim Il-sŏngEnglish
1959For the Peaceful Unification of the Country✓ — Documents on the Sixth Session of the Second Supreme People's Assembly of the D.P.R.K., October 26-28, 1959Korea (North). Chʻoego Inmin HoeŭiEnglish
1959For the Peaceful Unification of the Country. Documents on the Sixth Session of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly of the D.P.R.K. October 26-28, 1959✓CoréeEnglish
1959Foreigners' Impressions of Korea✓—English
1959Great Victory in Agricultural Co-operativization in D.P.R.K✓Kim Han-juEnglish
1959Great Victory in Agricultural Co-operativization in D.P.R.K. Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓Kim Han JooEnglish
1959Growth of National Income and Rise in People's Living Standard in Korea✓
Information on Korea -- No. 3
—English
1959Growth of National Income and Rise in People's Living Standardin Korea✓
Information on Korea; 3
—English
1959Heavy Industry in Korea✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1959Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition✓—English
1959Korea 'S Expanding Socialist Agriculture✓CoréeEnglish
1959Korea Today✓—English
1959Korean Handbook✓—English
1959Korean songs✓ — Vol. 2—Korean
1959Korean Songs✓—English
1959Korean songs. 2... A 1 v. et à 1, 2 et 4 v. et piano✓—French
1959Korean Textile Industry✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1959Machine-Building Industry in Korea✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1959Mt. Keumgang (Diamond)✓—English
1959Mural Paintings of Kokuryo Tombs✓—English
1959On the Victory of Socialist Agricultural Co-operativization and the Future Development of Agriculture in Our Country✓ — Report at National Congress of Agricultural Co-operatives 1959Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1959Political Situation in South Korea✓
Information on Korea; 6
—English
1959Scenic Spots of Korea✓—English
1959School Life in Korea✓—English
1959Sharp Contrast Between North and South Korea✓—English
1959South Korea in the Depths of Misery✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1959The Korean People's Life✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1959The Struggle of Korean People for Peaceful Unification of the Country✓Pak Yun BaikEnglish
1959Young Socialist Builders✓—English
1960A Happy Life in the Fatherland✓—English
1960Appeal to the Peace-Loving People of the World✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1960Appeal to World Peace-Loving People✓Korean National Peace Congress (1960)English
1960Documents on the Eight Session of the Second Supreme People's Assembly of the D.P.R.K. Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓CoréeEnglish
1960Documents on the Eighth Session of the Second Supreme People's Assembly of the D.P.R.K.✓Korea (North). Chʻoego Inmin HoeŭiEnglish
1960Education and Culture in the D.P.R.K. 1945-1960✓
Korea Information Series (Pyongyang); 3
—English
1960Eruption of South Korean People's Wrath✓Oegungmun Ch'ulp'ansaEnglish
1960Everybody Is Studying✓—English
1960Facts About South Korea, 1945-1960✓
Korea Information Series -- 4
—English
1960Facts Tell✓CoréeEnglish
1960Heungnam Fertilizer Factory✓—English
1960Hichun, Machine-Tool Factory✓—English
1960Hwanghai Iron Works✓—English
1960Impressions of Korea✓—English
1960Kim Il Sung. [Prime Minister of D.P.R.K.] Report Made at the Meeting in Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the August 15 Liberation, the National Holiday of the Korean People✓Kim Il-SungEnglish
1960Korea✓ — 1945-1960—English
1960Korea Informations Series N°✓CoréeEnglish
1960Korea, Figures and Facts✓CoréeEnglish
1960Korean Handicrafts✓—English
1960Korean Returned from Japan✓—English
1960Korean Returnees from Japan✓Oegungmun ChʿulpʿansaEnglish
1960La Corée✓ — Revue mensuelle illustrée—French
1960Mural Paintings of Kokuryo Tombs✓—English
1960National Economic Development in the D.P.R.K. 1945-1960✓
Korea Information Series; 2
CoréeEnglish
1960On the Peaceful Unification of Korea. Memorandum of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓CoréeEnglish
1960Patience Is Exhausted✓—English
1960Political Survey of the D.P.R.K., 1945-1960✓
Korea Information Series -- 1
—English
1960Pyongnam Irrigation System✓—English
1960Pyongyang textile mill✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaKorean
1960Pyongyang Textile Mill✓—English
1960Rapport présenté à la réunion célébrant le 15e anniversaire de la libération du 15 août, fête nationale du peuple coréen✓Kim Il-sŏngFrench
1960Report Made at the Meeting in Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the August 15 Liberation, the National Holiday of the Korean People✓Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1960The Life of Korean Women✓Li Jung SookEnglish
1960Two Realities. North vs. South✓CoréeEnglish
1960조선 — 1945-1960—Korean
1961All for the Country's Unification and Independence and for Socialist Construction in the Northern Part of the Republic✓ — These on the Character and Tasks of Our Revolution, April, 1955Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1961All for the Post-war Rehabilitation and Development of the National Economy✓ — Report Delivered at the Sixth Plenum of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, on August 5, 1953Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1961Appeal to the People of All the World on the US Army Atrocities in South Korea✓—English
1961Appeal to the People of the Whole World. On the "Military Coup" Engineered by U.S. Imperialists and Their Criminal Acts in South Korea✓—English
1961Appeal to the People of the World✓—English
1961Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓—English
1961Documents of the Fourth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea✓Chosŏn Nodongdang. Taehoe. 4th, Pʻyŏngyang, Korea, 1961English
1961Facts About Korea✓Oegungmun Ch'ulp'ansaEnglish
1961For Korea's Peaceful Unification✓Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1961History of the Just Fatherland✓ — Liberation War of Korean People—English
1961History of the Just Fatherland Liberation War of the Korean People✓Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk KwahagwŏnEnglish
1961Impressions of Korea✓—English
1961Kim Il Sung. On Further Improving Class Education of Party Members, Report Delivered at the Plenum of the C. C., Workers' Party of Korea on April 1, 1955✓Kim Il-Sung & Workers' party of KoreaEnglish
1961Korea Today✓—English
1961La République populaire démocratique de Corée. Rédigé par le Ministère des affaires étrangères de la R.P.D.C✓CoréeFrench
1961Memorandum of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓ — For the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, March 6, 1961KoreaEnglish
1961Memorandum of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for Peaceful Unification of Korea✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1961Memorandum of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for Peaceful Unification of Korea (March 6, 1961)✓—English
1961Memorandum of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for the Peaceful Unification of Korea (March 6, 1961)✓CoréeEnglish
1961Memorandum of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Dec. 6, 1961✓Korea (North)English
1961On Further Improving Class Education of Party Members✓ — (Report Delivered at the Plenum of the C.C. Workers' Party of Korea, on April 1, 1955)Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1961South Korea, land of agony✓CoréeFrench
1961South Korea, Land of Agony✓—English
1961Statistical Returns of National Economy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1946-1960✓Korea (North). State Planning CommissionEnglish
1961We Denounce the U.S. Imperialist Aggressors Who Are Strengthening Military Fascist Dictatorship in South Korea✓Kim IlEnglish
1961We Denounce the U.S. Imperialist Aggressors Who Are Strengthening Military Fascist Dictatorship in South Korea. Speech by Kim Il Sung, First Vice-Premier of the Cabinet of the D.P.R.K. May 20, 1961✓Kim Il-SungEnglish
1961제2차세계대전 — 군사-정치적 수필G. A. (Grigoriĭ Abramovich) Deborin & 이 줍꼬브Korean
1962Aggressive Acts of the United States Against Korea. Memorandum of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, June 24, 1962✓—English
1962Great Discovery in Biology and Medicine. Substance of Kyungrak✓—English
1962Heungnam Fertilizer Factory✓Hŭngnam Piryo KongjangEnglish
1962Hwanghai Iron Works✓—English
1962Immediate Tasks of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓ — Speech Made at the First Session of the Third Supreme People's Assembly of the D.P.R.K. October 23, 1962Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1962Kim Il Sung. Les Tâches immédiates du Gouvernement de la République populaire démocratique de Corée. Discours prononcé à la 1ère session de la 3e législature de l'Assemblée populaire suprême... le 23 octobre 1962✓Kim Il-SungFrench
1962Korean Chemical Industry✓—English
1962Korean Machine-Building Industry✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1962Les tâches immédiates du gouvernement de la République populaire démocratique de Corée✓ — Discours prononcé à la première session de la troisième législature de l'assemblée populaire suprême de la République populaire démocratique de CoréeKim Il-sŏngFrench
1962Monstrous U.S. Crimes✓—English
1962Publications d'information en français✓CoréeFrench
1962Pyongyang Textile Mill✓—English
1962Ryongsung Machine-Building Factory✓—English
1962Seven-Year Plan, 1961-1967✓Korea (North)English
1962South Korea Under Military Rule✓ — What Happened in One Year After the Military Coup in S. Korea—English
1962Sur les actes d'agression des Etats-Unis contre la Corée✓ — Memorandum du Ministère des Affaires Étrangères de la République Populaire Démocratique de Corée, le 24 juin 1962—French
1963Defendamos el campo socialista✓Jo seon lo dong dangSpanish
1963Défendons le camp socialiste✓Parti du travail de CoréeFrench
1963Fresh Achievements in Korean Medicine✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1963Independent Economic Construction in Korea✓—English
1963Korea as Seen by Foreigners✓—English
1963Korean Revolutionary Museum✓Chosŏn Hyŏngmyŏng Pangmulgwan, Pʼyŏngyang, KoreaEnglish
1963La République populaire démocratique de Corée, pays en prospérité✓—French
1963Let Us Defend the Socialist Camp!✓—Not recorded
1963On the Grave Errors in the Descriptions on Korea of the "World History" Edited by the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences✓Kim Suk-hyungEnglish
1963Publications d'information en anglais. Série in-16✓CoréeFrench
1963Publications d'information en français. Série in-16✓CoréeFrench
1963Rapport au meeting de Pyongyang en commémoration du 15e anniversaire de la fondation de la République populaire démocratique de Corée✓Chʻoe Yong-gŏnFrench
1963Report at the Pyongyang City Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Founding of the Democratic Peole's Republic of Korea✓Chʻoe Yong-gŏnEnglish
1963Report at the Pyongyang City Celebrations of the 15th Anniversary of the Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓Choi Yong KunEnglish
1963Statement Exposing and Condemning Real Nature of the Aggressive, Predatory Aid of the U.S. Imperialists to South Korea✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1963They Fought for the Fatherland✓ — Reminiscences of the Korean War—English
1964Album of Korean Music and Dance✓—English
1964Appeal to the World People on the Atrocities of the U.S. Army in South Korea✓—English
1964Democratic People's Republic of Korea✓—English
1964Facts About Korea✓Oe gug mun chul pan saEnglish
1964For Freedom and Liberation of the People✓Chosŏn NodongdangEnglish
1964Hold High the Revolutionary Banner of National Liberation✓Free—English
1964In the Bosom of the Motherland✓Oegungmun ChʻulpʻansaEnglish
1964Kim Il Sung. Thèses sur la question agraire socialiste dans notre pays, adoptées à la 8e session plénière du comité central, issu du 4e congrès, du Parti du travail de Corée, le 25 février 1964✓Workers' party of KoreaFrench
1964L'etude sur le systeme kyeungrak✓—French
1964L'industrie de la Corée✓—French
1964National Art Museum✓Kungnip Chungang Misul Pangmulgwan (Korea)English
1964On Eliminating Bureaucracy✓ — Report Delivered a the Plenum of the C.C. of the Workers' Party of Korea, April 1, 1955Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1964On Eliminating Dogmatism and Formalism and Establishing Jooche in Ideological Work✓ — Speech Delivered Before Party Propagandists and Agitators, December 28, 1955Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1964On Our Party's Policy for the Future Development of Agriculture (Concluding Speech Delivered at the Plenum of the C. C. of the Workers' Party of Korea; November 3, 1954)✓Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1964On Some Problems Concerning Party and State Affairs in the Present Stage of the Socialist Revolution✓ — Concluding Speech Delivered at the Plenum of the C.C. of the Workers' Party of Korea, April 4, 1955Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1964On the Kyungrak System✓Kim Bong HanEnglish
1964South of the Military Demarcation Line✓—English
1964Theses on the Socialist Agrarian Question in Our Country✓Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1964천리마 조선 — 집단체조—Korean
1965For the Peaceful Unification of the Country✓Kim Il-sŏngEnglish
1965Informations coréennes✓—French