Ingrid Betancourt
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the extraordinary Colombian French politician and activist Ingrid Betancourt, a stunning debut novel about freedom and fate. Set against the backdrop of Argentina's Dirty War and infused with magical realism, The Blue Line is a breathtaking story of love and betrayal by one of the world's most renowned writers and activists. Ingrid Betancourt, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Even Silence Has an End, draws on history and personal...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
On December 1, 2007, during the arrest of several guerillas in Bogotá, the Colombian police confiscated a short video clip of political hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Accompanying the video was a twelve-page letter, dated October 24, 2007, written by Betancourt to her mother and family. Kidnapped on February 23, 2002, Betancourt has become an international symbol in the struggle for liberty and the fight against barbarity. Before being captured by the...
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Ingrid Betancourt, a senator and a presidential candidate in Colombia, grew up among diplomats, literati, and artists who congregated at her parents' elegant home in Paris, France. Her father served as Colombia's ambassador to UNESCO and her mother, a political activist, continued her work on behalf of the country's countless children whose lives were being destroyed by extreme poverty and institutional neglect. Intellectually, Ingrid was influenced...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith. Born in Bogotá, raised in France, Betancourt at age 32 gave up a life of comfort and safety to return to Colombia to become a political leader in a country that was being slowly destroyed by terrorism, violence, fear, and hopelessness. In 2002, while a candidate in the Colombian presidential elections, she was abducted...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
1st U.S. edición.
Language
Español
Description
En 2002, Ingrid Betancourt, candidata a la presidencia de Colombia, fue secuestrada. Este libro es el relato de sus seis años y medio de cautiverio a manos de la FARC, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.
In 2002, Ingrid Betancourt, a candidate for the presidency of Colombia, was kidnapped. This book tells about the six and a half years that she was held hostage by the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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