{"product_id":"tunel-29-el","title":"Tunnel 29","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChronicle of an extraordinary escape under the Berlin Wall.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A daring and thrilling story, and a magnificent description of life in Berlin during the early days of the Wall.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt in 1961 to prevent the exodus of citizens from the German Democratic Republic to the Allied sector of the city, the Berlin Wall witnessed numerous frustrated attempts that cost those who tried to cross it imprisonment, and even their lives, becoming a universal symbol of the opprobrious impotence of a totalitarian regime. Based on countless hours of interviews with survivors and thousands of documents from the Stasi archives, Helena Merriman meticulously reconstructs a page of recent history so astonishing that it far surpasses the best work of fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe plan seemed to defy both common sense and geography: to build a tunnel to help East Germans escape beneath the so-called \"death strip,\" the passage most heavily guarded by border guards and Alsatian shepherd dogs, and to do so in clay soil amidst water currents. However, in the summer of 1962, a group of brave diggers, led by the young engineering student Joachim Rudolph, who had managed to flee the GDR a year earlier, achieved the impossible: digging a narrow, one-hundred-and-thirty-five-meter-long gallery between a factory in the west and the basement of an abandoned building in the east. A feat that neither infiltrated agents nor Stasi spies could prevent, and which allowed twenty-nine people, including men, women, and children, to find freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a thrilling pace, typical of the best spy novels, \u003ci\u003eTunnel 29\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a detailed chronicle of German history from World War II to the divided Berlin era, but also a moving tale of love, loyalty, and betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritics have said...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In addition to being a gripping read, like a John le Carré novel, perhaps the great value of the book is portraying a world, that of the GDR, which has many echoes in today's world.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Merriman effectively narrates the daily life of the diggers, the historical context of the Cold War, the construction of the Berlin Wall, and the escape in an exciting \u003ci\u003ethriller\u003c\/i\u003e that constitutes a masterclass in journalism. After reading \u003ci\u003eTunnel 29\u003c\/i\u003e, it is inevitable to think of George Orwell and conclude that his \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e is not a futuristic prediction of a totalitarian regime conveniently exaggerated to achieve greater impact on the reader.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl Debate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A sensational work, more absorbing than any \u003ci\u003ethriller\u003c\/i\u003e. [...] Formidable.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A book that grips you. [...] Perfectly structured, it does justice to the extraordinary bravery of its protagonists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A remarkable, beautifully written, very rewarding account.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A dazzling reconstruction of a courageous escape from a repressive regime.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Captivating, chilling. [...] A remarkable chronicle of what happens when people lose their freedom.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A combination that works: a protagonist brimming with energy, intrigue, spies, deception, and a divided love. The result: \u003ci\u003eTunnel 29\u003c\/i\u003e stands comparison with the best Cold War spy \u003ci\u003ethrillers\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helena Merriman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43536025157880,"sku":"9788418363320","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/4897\/5608\/products\/tunel-29-el-merriman-helena-209631.jpg?v=1696456709","url":"https:\/\/ellector.com.pa\/es\/products\/tunel-29-el","provider":"Librerías El Lector Panamá","version":"1.0","type":"link"}