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Carlitos Páez: After the Tenth Day
The experience of the survivors of the tragedy of the Andes, told by one of its protagonists. It covers all the aspects covered in the film Alive!, but it's not a detailed chronology of the events, but of his own personal experience. Carlitos Páez offers a different, movingly personal, look at a tragic fact of which much has been written.
In this book the reader is sure that he approaches the opinions, and comments, of a man who shows the value of confessing, without euphemisms, the different mountain ranges that, beyond the Andes, he had to face in his life. Seldom as clearly as in this, it is possible to enter the lesser-known psychological corners of someone who, against his will, became a public figure known to most of the inhabitants of his country, and abroad.
His sincerity, and the clarity with which he talks about the most traumatic events that occurred in the mountains, and beyond, are striking. Being a survivor of such a tragedy, despite the privilege of staying alive - or maybe for that very reason - is not an easy task. Gone are the dead, and the endless days lived in the middle of nowhere, cold, hunger, and thirst. However, Paez has managed to get up on the difficulties born in his past - and still in his present - as well as to build a hopeful discourse from a single, and decisive element: the exposition of his truth.
In short, this book tells the story of how teamwork worked, the creativity that emerged in daily life, the struggle to tolerate frustration, the attitude - the fundamental word to define this story - and the way in which they were fulfilling small goals that made it possible to reach the great final goal.
In this book the reader is sure that he approaches the opinions, and comments, of a man who shows the value of confessing, without euphemisms, the different mountain ranges that, beyond the Andes, he had to face in his life. Seldom as clearly as in this, it is possible to enter the lesser-known psychological corners of someone who, against his will, became a public figure known to most of the inhabitants of his country, and abroad.
His sincerity, and the clarity with which he talks about the most traumatic events that occurred in the mountains, and beyond, are striking. Being a survivor of such a tragedy, despite the privilege of staying alive - or maybe for that very reason - is not an easy task. Gone are the dead, and the endless days lived in the middle of nowhere, cold, hunger, and thirst. However, Paez has managed to get up on the difficulties born in his past - and still in his present - as well as to build a hopeful discourse from a single, and decisive element: the exposition of his truth.
In short, this book tells the story of how teamwork worked, the creativity that emerged in daily life, the struggle to tolerate frustration, the attitude - the fundamental word to define this story - and the way in which they were fulfilling small goals that made it possible to reach the great final goal.
145 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 1, 2019
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February 20, 2024
A powerful read...
Carlitos Paez's memoir of surviving the famous Andes plane crash of 1972, when he was an overprivileged 18-year-old kid with almost no life experience. He came out of there a different person and tells us frankly about some of the changes he went through afterward. This is the first memoir I've read about the crash that talks about the stardom that followed the survivors. They've never been out of the limelight since, and this is a part of the story not touched on in the other books I've found about the disaster. This book needed a translator to "English" it before release but don't let that stop you. It's a great read.
Carlitos Paez's memoir of surviving the famous Andes plane crash of 1972, when he was an overprivileged 18-year-old kid with almost no life experience. He came out of there a different person and tells us frankly about some of the changes he went through afterward. This is the first memoir I've read about the crash that talks about the stardom that followed the survivors. They've never been out of the limelight since, and this is a part of the story not touched on in the other books I've found about the disaster. This book needed a translator to "English" it before release but don't let that stop you. It's a great read.
January 22, 2023
Absolutely amazing story but the publishing needed extra sets of eyes. Typos and spacing errors made this look more amateur than it should. But the story still fascinates and amazes me.
July 1, 2024
Carlitos was truly a compelling character in the mountains. I love him!
This book, which expands on his experiences before, during, and after the plane crash, is written so truthfully and without any intent to please the reader -- he just tells what happened and how he felt about it, and you take it or leave it. Carlitos is forthcoming with his account of the events. He gives us a deeper insight into his trail of thought, to the point that this book reads as if we are in one of his lectures. I find this amusing.
Thank you, Carlitos, for sharing your life to me. I will always hold you dear to my heart.
This book, which expands on his experiences before, during, and after the plane crash, is written so truthfully and without any intent to please the reader -- he just tells what happened and how he felt about it, and you take it or leave it. Carlitos is forthcoming with his account of the events. He gives us a deeper insight into his trail of thought, to the point that this book reads as if we are in one of his lectures. I find this amusing.
Thank you, Carlitos, for sharing your life to me. I will always hold you dear to my heart.
October 14, 2024
Wonderful Story teller! heartfelt ❤️🩹
I’m so enjoying reading as many memoirs as possible from The survivors. I feel like they are a part of my family. I’m so thankful for all of them and their perseverance!! Their testimony is a miracle and a testimony of God’s grace even in tragedy. Cheers to the lost, may they never be forgotten 🕊️
I’m so enjoying reading as many memoirs as possible from The survivors. I feel like they are a part of my family. I’m so thankful for all of them and their perseverance!! Their testimony is a miracle and a testimony of God’s grace even in tragedy. Cheers to the lost, may they never be forgotten 🕊️
November 2, 2024
Después de escuchar a Carlitos en una conferencia leer su libro sigue siendo impactante. Aunque a veces cambia de tema porque comienza a divagar lo disfruto
Como cuando un abuelo te cuenta historias del pasado.
Como cuando un abuelo te cuenta historias del pasado.
January 4, 2023
One of the most amazing stories ever told.
May 13, 2023
I admire Carlitos´s story because he recognizes first it is HIS story … how HE felt and HOW he experienced the 72 days in the Andes. Also I admire how he recognizes his mistakes post the rescue and the reasons that lead him to those terrible accidents he encountered afterwards. It takes humbleness and sincere courage to admit how wrong you have behaved, how difficult it has been for you after you got the chance to survive. None the less accepting that he was excusing his errors and misbehaviors with the fact that he had been in the accident is also a reflection of the strong character he was building in order to put his life back in track. I am proud of him that he was able to take the reigns of his life and straightened his actions. God granted him the gift of life so that he would live a life with purpose. So he (as well as all those dead or alive from that accident) is an inspiration to many and I am truly happy for him.
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