Escape from Camp 14
One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
What's it about
Could you survive a world where love and loyalty are forbidden, and your only purpose is to work until you die? This is the harrowing reality of North Korea's prison camps, and Shin Dong-hyuk is the only person known to have been born in one and escaped. Discover the shocking truth of life inside the infamous Camp 14, where children are taught to inform on their own parents. You'll follow Shin's incredible journey from a life of brutal indoctrination to his daring escape and difficult adjustment to a world of freedom, choice, and emotion he never knew existed.
Meet the author
Blaine Harden is an award-winning journalist and former foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, where he served as bureau chief in Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Drawing on decades of reporting from behind the Iron Curtain and in other closed societies, Harden meticulously documented Shin Dong-hyuk's harrowing story. His extensive experience covering authoritarian regimes gave him the unique perspective and trust required to bring this powerful account of survival and the realities of North Korea to the world.
What's it about
Could you survive a world where love and loyalty are forbidden, and your only purpose is to work until you die? This is the harrowing reality of North Korea's prison camps, and Shin Dong-hyuk is the only person known to have been born in one and escaped. Discover the shocking truth of life inside the infamous Camp 14, where children are taught to inform on their own parents. You'll follow Shin's incredible journey from a life of brutal indoctrination to his daring escape and difficult adjustment to a world of freedom, choice, and emotion he never knew existed.
Meet the author
Blaine Harden is an award-winning journalist and former foreign correspondent for The Washington Post, where he served as bureau chief in Northeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and Africa. Drawing on decades of reporting from behind the Iron Curtain and in other closed societies, Harden meticulously documented Shin Dong-hyuk's harrowing story. His extensive experience covering authoritarian regimes gave him the unique perspective and trust required to bring this powerful account of survival and the realities of North Korea to the world.
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