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A Goodreads user asked this question about Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West:
I read this book but I'm still a little confused about what's true and what's not. I understand that there was some sort of scandal because Shin was not entirely truthful about his story at first. But is everything in this book true? I'd ahte to think I read something that's not.
Meg The author has written a new foreword that describes the changing story and what we can trust:

http://www.blaineharden.com/escape-fr...

The biggest outl…moreThe author has written a new foreword that describes the changing story and what we can trust:

http://www.blaineharden.com/escape-fr...

The biggest outline changes may be that he escaped as a youth and was recaptured, and that some abuse happened when he was 20, not 13. Shin's still not a totally reliable narrator.(less)
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Escape from Camp 14
by Blaine Harden (Goodreads Author)
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