The shocking story of one of the few people born in a North Korean political prison to have escaped and survived.
North Korea is isolated and hungry, bankrupt and belligerent. It is also armed with nuclear weapons. Between 150,000 and 200,000 people are being held in its political prison camps, which have existed twice as long as Stalin's Soviet gulags and twelve times as long as the Nazi concentration camps. Very few born and raised in these camps have escaped. But Shin Donghyuk did.
In Escape from Camp 14, acclaimed journalist Blaine Harden tells the story of Shin Dong-hyuk and through the lens of Shin's life unlocks the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state. Shin knew nothing of civilized existence-he saw his mother as a competitor for food, guards raised him to be a snitch, and he witnessed the execution of his own family. Through Harden's harrowing narrative of Shin's life and remarkable escape, he offers an unequaled inside account of one of the world's darkest nations and a riveting tale of endurance, courage, and survival.
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I'd love to win this book! I'm following on GFC (Darlene)
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I've been valiantly trying to win a cpy of this book. Maybe this my time. I hope so.
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I'd love to win this one! Thanks for another super fabulous giveaway!
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Not something I know very much about, this sounds like one of those reads that though shocking should be read.
Thanks for the review. I think this book would be a fantastic read and one you would not forget.
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After taking history classes about communism in the USSR and China this book sounds like an intense read. My email address is luckymish4@hotmail.com
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