Blaine Harden

Blaine Harden (* 1952 ) is an American journalist and writer . His book Escape from Camp 14 , which describes the story of Shin Dong-hyuk , became an international bestseller.

Career

Blaine was a correspondent for The Washington Post for 28 years , working in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa as well as New York and Seattle. For four years he worked as a local and national correspondent for the New York Times and wrote articles for the New York Times Magazine. He then wrote for The Economist , PBS Frontline, Foreign Policy , National Geographic, and The Guardian . He lives in Seattle .

Works

• Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent (1990)
• A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia (1996)
• Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West (2012)
  • Escape from Camp 14 , Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt , 2013 ISBN 978-3-421-04570-6
• The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and The Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom (2015)

Web links

• Literature by and about Blaine Harden in the catalog of the German National Library
• Internet presence
• One hour interview with Blaine Harden on Q&A