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Alive!

Alive!

the story of the Andes survivors
Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
308
Published
1993
Language
English

Synopsis

In 1972, a plane carrying a rugby team to Chile crashed high in the Andes. Facing starvation and freezing temperatures, the survivors made an unthinkable choice to stay alive. This is the true account of their 70 days against impossible odds, a testament to human will and the limits of endurance.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InspiringEmotionalTenseReflective
SurvivalSacrifice

Genres

Biography & Memoir History True Crime

About the author

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Piers Paul Read

Piers Paul Read (born 7 March 1941) is a British novelist, historian and biographer. He was first noted in 1974 for a book of reportage, Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, later adapted as a feature film and a documentary. Source: [Piers Paul Read](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Paul_Read) on Wikipedia.