One mans remarkable odyssey from north korea to freedom in the west. The central character in blaine harden s extraordinary new book escape from camp 14 reveals more in 200 pages about human darkness in the ghastliest corner of the. This is a story unlike any othermore so than any other book on north korea, including my own, escape from camp 14 exposes the cruelty that is the underpinning of kim jong ils regime. Escape from camp 14 offers an unequalled inside account of one of the worlds darkest nations. More so than any other book on north korea, including my own, escape from camp 14 exposes the cruelty that is the underpinning of kim jong ils regime. Following his second escape, he managed to travel to china. Escape from camp 14 audiobook blaine harden audible. Blaine harden audio books, best sellers, author bio. In writing this book, i have sometimes struggled to trust him, mr. Escape from camp 14 by blaine harden audio posted on august 15, 2012 by pagesofjulia shin donghyuk was born in 1982 inside camp 14, one of north koreas noexit. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read escape from camp 14. Hardens harrowing narrative exposes this hidden dystopia, focusing on an extraordinary young man who came of age inside the highest security prison in the highest security state.
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Very few born and raised in these camps have escaped. One mans remarkable odyssey from north korea to freedom in the west by blaine harden. Blaine s previous book, the great leader and the fighter pilot, was chosen by amazon as one of the best books of 2015. Blaine harden, a veteran foreign correspondent with significant experience in the far east, eastern europe and africa, met shin donghyuk in 2008, three years after the 23yearold had, over the dead body of a fellow escapee, squirmed through the electric fence surrounding the notorious camp 14.
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