Unbroken: A World War II Survival Story, Resilience, and Redemption

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption is a 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand , author of the best selling book Seabiscuit: An American Legend (2001). Unbroken is a biography of World War II hero Louis Zamperini , a train Olympic track star Who survived a plane crash in the Pacific theater , spent 47 days drifting was rafting, And Then survived more than two and a half years as a prisoner of war in three brutal Japanese prisoner-of-war camps.

Unbroken HAS spent more than four years on The New York Times bestseller list, 14 weeks at number one, it is the 5th longest-running nonfiction bestseller of all time. [ quote needed ]

Awards and honors

  • 2010 Publishers Weekly “Top 10 Best Books” [1]
  • 2010 New York Times bestseller (Nonfiction) [2]
  • 2010 Time magazine’s “Top 10 Nonfiction Books” (# 1) [3]
  • 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist (Biography) [4]
  • 2011 Indie Choice Book Awards (Adult Non-Fiction) [5]
  • 2011 Dayton Literary Peace Prize shortlist [6]
  • 2012 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction longlist [7]

Adaptation

A feature film based on the book was adapted by Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures . Angelina Jolie directed this film while Coen Brothers , Richard LaGravenese , and William Nicholson wrote the screenplay. [8] Jack O’Connell Louis Zamperini portrays [9] and the film had its general release on Christmas, 2014. [10] [11]

References

  1. Jump up^ “Best Books 2010” . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
  2. Jump up^ “Best Sellers – Hardcover Nonfiction” . New York Times . December 26, 2010 . Retrieved 9 March 2015 .
  3. Jump up^ “The Top 10 Everything of 2010” . Time . Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
  4. Jump up^ “Los Angeles Times Book Announced Finalists Prize” . Publishers Weekly . February 22, 2011 . Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
  5. Jump up^ “Indies Choice Award” . Book Web . Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
  6. Jump up^ “Dayton Literary Prize Finalists Revealed” . foyles.co.uk. August 25, 2011 . Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
  7. Jump up^ “Andrew Carnegie Medal Longlist 2012” (PDF) . Booklist . Retrieved July 4, 2014 .
  8. Jump up^ “Angelina Jolie To Direct ‘Unbroken’, The Incredible Story Of Lou Zamperini” . deadline.com . 18 December 2012 . Retrieved 21 September 2013 .
  9. Jump up^ “Angelina Jolie Narrowing Choices For Young Lou Zamperini In ‘Unbroken ‘ ” . deadline.com . June 13, 2013 . Retrieved 21 September 2013 .
  10. Jump up^ “Angelina Jolie’s Universal Dates ‘Unbroken’ For December 25, 2014” . deadline.com . July 10, 2013 . Retrieved 21 September 2013 .
  11. Jump up^ Annie Martin (February 25, 2014). “Angelina Jolie presents Louis Zamperini’s unbelievable true story to life in Unbroken” . UPI . Retrieved 27 February 2014 .