by Sebastian Junger · Libros del Asteroide · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788419089373
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In October 1991, an unprecedented meteorological phenomenon struck the east coast of North America, known as 'the storm of the century'. In 'The Perfect Storm', Sebastian Junger describes the conditions that led to this event and reconstructs three stories: that of the six crew members of the Andrea Gail fishing boat, that of a sailboat caught in the storm, and that of the rescue of the crew members of a rescue helicopter. Through radio communications and eyewitness accounts, Junger recreates the struggle for survival of these men and offers a portrait of the seafaring people. This book is a classic of the genre, a shocking chronicle that will make you feel the terror of a storm on the high seas.
Sebastian Junger is an American journalist, author and filmmaker who has reported in-the-field on dirty, dangerous and demanding occupations and the experience of infantry combat. He is the author of The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (1997) which was adapted into a major motion picture and led to a resurgence in adventure creative nonfiction writing. He covered the War in Afghanistan for more than a decade, often embedded in dangerous and remote military outposts. The book War (2010) was drawn from his field reporting for Vanity Fair, that also served as the background for the documentary film Restrepo (2010) which received the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Junger's works explore themes such as brotherhood, trauma, and the relationship of the individual to society as told from the far reaches of human experience.
