Category Archive for : ‘AUTHOR’

February 17, 2021
Choe Sang-Hun
NY Times

SEOUL, South Korea — He has lectured in European universities and appeared on the cover of a British magazine. His book was translated into a dozen languages. He was once a guest on CNN.

Jang Jin-sung is one of the most internationally recognized defectors from North Korea. His 2014 memoir, “Dear Leader,” enthralled readers with what he said were firsthand descriptions of a private party held by Kim Jong-il, the former North Korean leader, and claims of what it was like to be one of the few

January 5, 2021
France 24

One of France’s most prominent political commentators is facing a criminal investigation after being accused of the sexual abuse of his stepson, in the latest taboo-breaking scandal to rock the French intellectual elite.
Olivier Duhamel, 70, who has described the incest allegations as “personal attacks”, is accused in a new book, written by his stepdaughter Camille Kouchner, of abusing her twin brother when they were aged 14.
Paris prosecutors said Tuesday they were opening an investigation into Duhamel over suspected rape and sexual abuse of a minor by a

Michael Dorris, a 52 year old prize winning author, killed himself using the Heaven’s Gate cult suicide recipe.  Dorris was being investigated for child sex abuse.  He was the first unmarried American man to legally adopt three children.  He also fathered three more children after marrying.  His estranged wife, Erdrich, would not discuss the allegations.  The couple was locked in a bitter custody battle over their three children.

(New Hampshire)