| Description |
xvi, 205 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
| Study Program |
RL 8.1 10.0 159179 |
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159179 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Shin, Dong-hyuk.
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Political prisoners -- Korea (North) -- Biography.
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Internment camps -- Korea (North)
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Forced labor -- Korea (North)
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Korea (North) -- Social conditions.
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| ISBN |
9780670023325 |
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0670023329 |
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