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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.〔〔〔Sieff, Kevin, (''Mortenson returns to Afghanistan, trying to move past his ‘Three Cups of Tea’ disgrace'' ), Washington Post, 13 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.〕 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.〔〔〔(EBSCO Publishing web page for ''Three Cups of Tea'' ) Retrieved 3 December 2012.〕 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.〔(BookBrowse.com biography for David Relin ) Retrieved 3 December 2012.〕 ==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.〔(About Author David Oliver Relin, Lake Oswego Library e-newsletter article on David Relin. ) Retrieved 3 December 2012.〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/business/media/david-oliver-relin-co-author-of-three-cups-of-tea-dies-at-49.html?smid=tw-nytimesworld&seid=auto )〕 ''Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives'' was published posthumously.〔Okie, Susan, (''Second Suns: Two Doctors and Their Amazing Quest to Restore Sight and Save Lives by David Oliver Relin'' ), ''The Washington Post'', 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Oliver Relin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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