Laura Hillenbrand crea narrazioni avvincenti che intrecciano la storia e lo spirito umano con una ricerca meticolosa e uno stile accattivante. Il suo lavoro dimostra una notevole capacità di dare vita al passato, immergendo i lettori in storie riccamente dettagliate ed emotivamente risonanti. Possiede un talento unico nel trovare storie straordinarie all'interno della storia, esplorando temi di resilienza, determinazione e il trionfo degli sfavoriti. La prosa di Hillenbrand è sia autorevole che accessibile, rendendo argomenti complessi coinvolgenti e indimenticabili per un vasto pubblico.
An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive
Louis Zamperini, a clever young delinquent turned Olympic runner, became an airman when the war came. In 1943 his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean, where sharks, a sinking raft, thirst, starvation, and enemy aircraft, tested his will and endurance
Relates the story of a U.S. airman who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as a prisoner until the end of the war
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared; it was Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor. Zamperini had a troubled youth, yet honed his athletic skills and made it all the way to the 1934 Olympics in Berlin. However, what lay before him was a physical gauntlet unlike anything he had encountered before: thousands of miles of open ocean, a small raft, and no food or water. He spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as a prisoner until the end of the war
From the author of Unbroken - a major motion picture releasing in 2015 - this is the bestselling true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse, Seabiscuit.