Bøger af Ingrid Betancourt

Había perdido toda mi libertad y, con ella, todo cuanto me importaba; alejada a la fuerza de mis hijos, de mi madre, de mi vida y de mis sueños; con el cuello encadenado a un árbol... en condiciones de la más infame humillación, conservaba, no obstante, la más preciosa de las libertades, que nadie podría arrebatarme jamás: la de decidir quién quería ser. En 2002, Ingrid Betancourt, candidata presidencial de Colombia, fue secuestrada por la guerrilla de las FARC, cuando se dirigía a San Vicente del Caguán, dos días después de que en esta zona se finalizara la concesión otorgada por el presidente, en lo que se conoció como la "zona de distensión". Durante seis años y medio Ingrid Betancourt soportó todos los horrores de la selva: el encierro, las eternas marchas, la enfermedad, el hambre, la soledad, la humillación, los enfrentamientos, el dolor, el olvido... todo esto conservando siempre una integridad sin límites, con una única obsesión: la libertad. En su libro relata, en detalle, sus días en la selva: los complejos hilos de las relaciones personales entre los distintos prisioneros, la lucha por conseguir una ración de comida o la compañía de un diccionario, los tan anhelados minutos de comunicación con su madre y sus hijos a través de un programa radial, sus intentos de fuga, la muerte de su padre. Así mismo da su visión acerca de todo aquello que rodeó su cautiverio: el día de su secuestro, las relaciones con los comandantes de las FARC, la posición de Francia y su lucha por conseguir su liberación, las negociaciones y los esfuerzos del gobierno y las autoridades colombianas. De una forma reflexiva y profunda Betancourt lleva de la mano al lector no solo a vivir en carne propia la humedad, la oscuridad y el olor de la selva, sino a sentir día tras día el torrente de sentimientos y emociones encontradas que allí suceden. No hay silencio que no termine es un trasegar por la miseria y la grandeza humana: con sus encuentros y contradicciones, sus miedos y fragilidades, sus pequeños placeres y alegrías simples, sus decepciones y devastaciones, su esperanza e inspiración. El 2 de julio de 2008, en lo que se denominó como la Operación Jaque, el Ejército colombiano la rescató en un impresionante operativo que le dio la vuelta al mundo, y que regresó a la libertad a Ingrid Betancourt, junto a los tres contratistas norteamericanos, siete miembros del Ejército nacional y tres de la Policía. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing powerful teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith. Born in Bogotá, raised in France, Ingrid Betancourt at the age of thirty-two 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 a pervasive sense of hopelessness. In 2002, while campaigning as a candidate in the Colombian presidential elections, she was abducted by the FARC. Nothing could have prepared her for what came next. She would spend the next six and a half years in the depths of the jungle as a prisoner of the FARC. Even Silence Has an End is her deeply personal and moving account of that time. Chained day and night for much of her captivity, she never stopped dreaming of escape and, in fact, succeeded in getting away several times, always to be recaptured. In her most successful effort she and a fellow captive survived a week away, but were caught when her companion became desperately ill; she learned later that they had been mere miles from freedom. The facts of her story are astounding, but it is Betancourt's indomitable spirit that drives this very special account, bringing life, nuance, and profundity to the narrative. Attending as intimately to the landscape of her mind as she does to the events of her capture and captivity, Even Silence Has an End is a meditation on the very stuff of life-fear and freedom, hope and what inspires it. Betancourt tracks her metamorphosis, sharing how in the routines she established for herself-listening to her mother and two children broadcast to her over the radio, daily prayer-she was able to do the unthinkable: to move through the pain of the moment and find a place of serenity. Freed in 2008 by the Colombian army, today Betancourt is determined to draw attention to the plight of hostages and victims of terrorism throughout the world and it is that passion that motivates Even Silence Has an End. The lessons she offers here-in courage, resilience, and humanity-are gifts to treasure.

Born in Bogotß, raised in France, Ingrid Betancourt at the age of thirty-two 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, and fear. In 2002, while campaigning as a candidate in the Colombian presidential elections, she was abducted by the FARC and held hostage in the Colombian jungle for over 6 years. She escaped in a daring rescue in July 2008. EVEN SILENCE HAS AN END was a New York Times bestseller.

In 2002, Colombian senator, anticorruption crusader, and presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt was kidnapped by leftist guerrillas. She was their prisoner for more than six years. Until now.Until Death Do Us Part is the deeply personal autobiography of an extraordinary woman who gave up a life of comfort and safety to become a political leader in a country slowly being demolished by terrorism, violence, fear, and a pervasive sense of hopelessness. A memoir that reads like a fast-paced political thriller--at once poignant, chilling, and inspiring--it is a story of a reformer, a mother, a patriot whose love for her country and faith in democracy gave her the courage to stand up to the power that has subjugated, intimidated, or corrupted all those who opposed it . . . and ultimately paid an unimaginable price for her commitment.

Ingrid Betancourt's story - her exemplary courage, spirit and resilience - has captured the world's imagination. A politician and presidential candidate celebrated for her determination to combat the corruption and climate of fear endemic in Colombia, in 2002 she was taken hostage by FARC, a terrorist guerrilla organisation. She was held captive in the depths of the jungle for six and a half years, chained day and night for much of that time, constantly on the move and enduring gruelling conditions. She was freed and reunited with her children and relatives in 2008.It is Betancourt's indomitable spirit that drives this important and deeply moving book, telling in her own words the extraordinary drama of her capture and eventual rescue, and describes her fight to survive, mentally and physically. As she confronts the horror of what she went through, her story also goes beyond the specifics of her own confinement to offer an intensely intelligent, thoughtful and compassionate reflection on what it means to be human.

Med forord af Lene Johansen.Ingrid Betancourt blev taget til fange, fordi hun som præsidentkandidat kæmpede for et demokratisk Columbia. Da hun blev befriet, var hun blevet en anden - klogere på sig selv, sine medmennesker og ikke mindst livet.Selv stilhed hører op er en rystende selvbiografi skrevet af en kvinde, der har haft en priviligeret opvækst i Europa - og endte med at blive behandlet som et dyr. Det er historien om en mor, der blev kidnappet og først så sine børn, da de var blevet voksne. Og det er historien om fortællingen om livet, når det for alvor bliver udfordret; om frygt, sult, angst, ensomhed, skrøbelighed, håb, mod og behovet for at have en vis værdighed og følelse af frihed i behold. Også når du har en lænke om halsen, og ikke må tale og ikke kan flygte.Ingrid Betancourt blev taget til fange i 2002 og befriet under stor, international mediebevågenhed i 2008.