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Description edit
On October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Gustavo Zerbino: Add a description of this character.
- Roberto Canessa
- Inciarte
- Vizintin
- Pancho Delgado
- Marcelo Perez
- Eduardo Strauch
- Daniel Fernandez
- Roy Harley
- Carlitos
- Numa Turcatti
- Rafael Echavarren
- Garcia
- Sabella
- Susana
- Mangino
- Liliana
- Madelon
- Massa
- Arturo
- Pedro Algorta
- Mendoza
- Nando
- Javier
- Lucero
- Bobby Francois
- Paez Vilaro
- Roque
- Diaz
- Fito Strauch
- Mama
- Gustavo Nicolich
- Lagurara
Quotes edit
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“"Then I'll cut the meat from the pilots," said Parado. "After all, they got us into this mess."”
Nando Parado -
“"Think of it as Communion. Think of it as the body and blood of Christ, because this is food that God has given us because He wants us to live."”
Marcelo Perez -
“"I know," Zerbino went on, "that if my dead body could help you to stay alive, then I'd certainly want you to use it. In fact, if I do die, and you don't eat me, then I'll come back from wherever I am and give you a good kick in the ass."”
Gustavo Zerbino
First Sentence edit
Uruguay, one of the smallest countries on the South American continent, was founded on the eastern bank of the River Plate as a buffer state between the emerging giants of Brazil and Argentina.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Based on the Book. (community list)
This book is in Disasters. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Piers Paul Read (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 039701001X
Page Count: 398
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 039701001X
Page Count: 398
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 982.6
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsLoved by YA readers the world over. Except the ones with weak stomachs.
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- Alive (IMDb): 1993
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