Книга: Laura Hillenbrand «Unbroken»

Unbroken

In 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louis Zamperini had already transformed himself from child delinquent to prodigious athlete, running in the Berlin Olympics. Now he must embark on one of the Second World War's most extraordinary odysseys. Zamperini faces thousands of miles of open ocean on a failing raft. Beyond lie only greater trials, in Japan's prisoner-of-war camps. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini's destiny, whether triumph or tragedy, depends on the strength of his will...

Издательство: "Fourth Estate" (2015)

Формат: 130x200, 528 стр.

ISBN: 978-0-00-758057-6

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Laura Hillenbrand

Laura Hillenbrand (born 1967) is the author of the acclaimed "", a non-fiction account of the career of the great racehorse Seabiscuit, for which she won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 2001. The book later became the basis of the 2003 movie "Seabiscuit". Her essays have appeared in "The New Yorker", "Equus" magazine, "American Heritage", "The Blood-Horse", "Thoroughbred Times", "The Backstretch", "Turf and Sport Digest", and many other publications. Her 1998 "American Heritage" article on the horse Seabiscuit won the Eclipse Award for Magazine Writing.

Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Hillenbrand studied at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, but was forced to leave before graduation when she contracted chronic fatigue syndrome, which she has struggled with ever since. She now lives in Washington, D.C.

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