Escape from Camp 14

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Between 150,000 and 200,000 people are held in political prison camps in North Korea. These camps have existed for twice as long as the Soviet Gulags, and in all that time only a handful of people have managed to escape. Shin Tong-hyeok is one of them.

Shin was born in Kaechong, a labor camp for political prisoners and their descendants, also known as Camp 14, and knew nothing of civilized life. He was raised to be a snitch by camp guards, he saw his own mother as a rival for food, he witnessed the execution of his family—and he accepted it all as normal… until he escaped. First from the camp, then from North Korea.

In Escape from Camp 14, renowned American journalist Blaine Garden recounts the story of Shin's life. It is a harrowing yet captivating tale of courage, endurance, survival, and, most importantly, an incredible escape from the most repressive totalitarian state in the world.

The book is an international bestseller and has been translated into 27 languages.

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