Memoir books from Uruguay
Recommended memoir books (5)
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If you are into memoir here are some memoir books from Uruguay for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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I Had to Survive : How a Plane Crash in the Andes Inspired My Calling to Save Lives by Roberto Canessa, Pablo Vierci EN
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
"This is a gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading pediatric cardiologists. Canessa played a key role in safeguarding his fellow survivors, eventually trekking with a companion across the hostile mountain range for help. This fine line between life and death became the catalyst for the rest of his life. This uplifting tale of hope and determination, solidarity and ingenuity gives vivid insight into a world famous story. Canessa also draws a unique and fascinating parallel betw... continue
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La sociedad de la nieve by Pablo Vierci ES
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
El relato definitivo de la tragedia de los Andes, donde el liderazgo y la capacidad de superación fueron decisivos. Si fuera ficción, resultaría inverosímil. Pero fue y es verdad, y todos los supervivientes hablan por primera vez desde aquel accidente de avión que los encontró con alrededor de veinte años en los Andes, a cuatro mil metros de altura, sin abrigo ni comida. Ahora cada uno de los dieciséis recuerda en primera persona cómo fueron los setenta y dos días en la cordillera, cómo superaron esa situación extrema, cómo entendieron la muerte, qué significó el accidente y cómo influyó en su... continue
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Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado EN
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
In October 1972, Nando Parrado and his rugby club teammates were on a flight from Uruguay to Chile when their plane crashed into a mountain. Miraculously, many of the passengers survived but Nando's mother and sister died and he was unconscious for three days. Stranded more than 11,000 feet up in the wilderness of the Andes, the survivors soon heard that the search for them had been called off - and realise the only food for miles around was the bodies of their dead friends ... In a last desperate bid for safety, Nando and a teammate set off in search of help. They climbed 17,000-foot-high mou... continue
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Older Brother by Daniel Mella EN
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
“This slim and vital novel is a tour de force; it will floor you, and lift you right the way up—I adored it.” —Claire-Louise Bennett , author of POND During the summer of 2014, on one of the stormiest days on record to hit the coast of Uruguay, 31-year old Alejandro, lifeguard and younger brother of our protagonist and narrator, dies after being struck by lightning. This marks the opening of a novel that combines memoir and fiction, unveiling an intimate exploration of the brotherly bond, while laying bare the effects that death can have on those closest to us and also on ourselves.It’s always... continue
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Out of the Silence: After the Crash by Eduardo Strauch, Mireya Soriano EN
Country: South America / Uruguay
Uruguay
Description:
"It's the unfathomable modern legend that has become a testament to the resilience of the human spirit: the 1972 Andes plane crash and the Uruguayan rugby teammates who suffered seventy-two days among the dead and dying. It was a harrowing test of endurance on a snowbound cordillera that ended in a miraculous rescue. Now comes the unflinching and emotional true story by one of the men who found his way home"--Page 4 of cover