Bücher von Blaine Harden

With a New ForewordThe heartwrenching New York Times bestseller about the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped.North Korea's political prison camps have existed twice as long as Stalin's Soviet gulags and twelve times as long as the Nazi concentration camps. No one born and raised in these camps is known to have escaped. No one, that is, except Shin Dong-hyuk.In Escape From Camp 14, Blaine Harden unlocks the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state through the story of Shin's shocking imprisonment and his astounding getaway. Shin knew nothing of civilized existencehe saw his mother as a competitor for food, guards raised him to be a snitch, and he witnessed the execution of his mother and brother.The late ';Dear Leader' Kim Jong Il was recognized throughout the world, but his country remains sealed as his third son and chosen heir, Kim Jong Eun, consolidates power. Few foreigners are allowed in, and few North Koreans are able to leave. North Korea is hungry, bankrupt, and armed with nuclear weapons. It is also a human rights catastrophe. Between 150,000 and 200,000 people work as slaves in its political prison camps. These camps are clearly visible in satellite photographs, yet North Korea's government denies they exist.Harden's 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. Escape from Camp 14 offers an unequalled inside account of one of the world's darkest nations. It is a tale of endurance and courage, survival and hope.

Ein schockierender Bericht aus der Hölle eines Gefangenenlagers in NordkoreaIn Nordkorea existieren Straflager von unbeschreiblicher Brutalität, und doch sind sie kaum bekannt. Unter den wenigen Zeugenberichten, die es überhaupt gibt, ragt die Geschichte von Shin Dong-hyuk heraus: Als Kind zweier Häftlinge wird er in Lager 14 geboren, einem der Lager, aus dem nie jemand entlassen wird. Nachdem er 23 Jahre in dieser Hölle überlebt hat, gelingt ihm wider aller Wahrscheinlichkeit die Flucht. Shins Bericht, ergänzt um zahlreiche bewegende Fotografien, ist das berührende Zeugnis eines ungewöhnlichen Schicksals und eines unmenschlichen Lagersystems zugleich. Nicht zuletzt ist das Buch ein Appell an die Welt, nicht länger wegzuschauen.