Harden, Blaine,

Escape from Camp 14 : one man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West / One man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West Blaine Harden. - New York : Penguin Books , 2013, c2012. - xiv, 210 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 22 cm

"First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2012"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210).

Never heard the word "love" -- The boy who ate his mother's lunch -- School days -- The upper crust -- Mother tries to escape -- Mother tries to escape, version two -- This son of a bitch won't do -- The sun shines even on mouse holes -- Avoiding mother's eyes -- Reactionary son of a bitch -- Working man -- Napping on the farm -- Sewing and snitching -- Deciding not to snitch -- Preparing to run -- The fence -- Stealing -- Riding north -- The border -- China -- Asylum -- K'uredit k'adus -- South Koreans are not so interested -- U.S.A.

Twenty-six years ago, Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Camp 14, one of five sprawling political prisons in the mountains of North Korea. This is the gripping, terrifying story of his escape from this no-exit prison-- to freedom in South Korea.

0143122916 9780143122913

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Sin, Tong-hyok, 1982-


Forced labor--Korea (North)
Concentration camps--Korea (North)
Political prisoners--Korea (North)--Biography.


Korea (North)--Social conditions.

HV9815.6 / .H37 2012 HV9815.6 / .H37 2013

365/.45092