Cause of death Suicide Role Journalist Nationality American Spouse Dawn Relin (m. ?–2012) | Education Vassar College Name David Relin | |
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Occupation writer, magazine editor Awards Michener FellowshipKiriyama Prize Siblings Rachel Relin, Jennifer Cherelin Books Three Cups of Tea, Second Suns: Two Doctors a, Three Cups of Tea: You | ||
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David Oliver Relin (December 12, 1962 – November 15, 2012) was an American journalist and the co-author of the New York Times bestselling book, Three Cups of Tea, published in 2006. Relin co-wrote the book with Greg Mortenson. The book gives Mortenson's account of his transition from registered nurse and mountain-climber to humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and promoting education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Contents
- Behind the scenes three cups of tea authors greg mortenson david oliver relin
- Loco book review three cups of tea by greg mortenson and david oliver relin
- Personal and professional life
- Death
- References
In addition to Three Cups of Tea, Relin was a contributing editor for Parade and Skiing magazines. He won more than 40 national awards for his work as a writer and editor, including the Kiriyama Prize.
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Personal and professional life
Relin was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from Vassar College. After being awarded a Michener Fellowship to support a 1992 bicycle trip through Vietnam, he spent two years in Huế writing about the country opening itself up to the world economically and educationally. Relin traveled to and reported from numerous countries in East Asia.
A significant portion of Relin's writing focused on social issues and on children. Along with being a contributing editor for Parade and Skiing magazines, Relin was a senior news editor for React, another newsmagazine publication of Parade. He also wrote investigative feature articles on school shootings, ecstasy abuse, and teenagers in prison for Teen People. His articles for Teen People enabled that publication to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence.
Before his death, Relin had completed work on a new book, about two doctors working to cure cataract-related blindness in the developing world. Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives was published posthumously.
Death
According to his family, Relin had been diagnosed with depression. His New York Times obituary reported that he suffered emotionally and financially when basic facts in Three Cups of Tea were called into question. On November 15, 2012, at age 49, he committed suicide by stepping in front of a freight train outside Portland, Oregon.