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Escape from Camp 14 : one man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West / Blaine Harden.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780670023325 (hc.)
- ISBN: 0670023329 (hc.)
- ISBN: 9780143122913
- Physical Description: xvi, 205 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Jul 12 |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-205). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Shin, Dong-hyuk. Political prisoners > Korea (North) > Biography. Concentration camps > Korea (North) Forced labor > Korea (North) Korea (North) > Social conditions. |
| Genre: | Memoirs. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Sechelt Public Library | 365.45092 HARD (Text) | 33260000226184 | Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Gibsons Public Library | 365.45 HARD (Text) | 30886000486866 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
