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How books helped me bond with my captors
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Growing up in rural Colombia, Professor María Antonia Garcés was obsessed by books and reading, and later on this passion would help her get through a really difficult chapter. In 1982 María Antonia was taken hostage by leftist guerrillas, who were looking for a ransom from her wealthy family. She was put in a tiny cell somewhere in the city of Cali for seven months, and needed a way to keep her sanity. María Antonia fell back on her love of reading, and soon books would become more than just a way to pass the time, they bonded her with her captors. The relationships she made this way, would help save her life.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Harry Graham and Edgar Maddicott
(Photo: Professor María Antonia Garcés. Credit: Professor María Antonia Garcés)
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Harry Graham and Edgar Maddicott
(Photo: Professor María Antonia Garcés. Credit: Professor María Antonia Garcés)
Released:
Feb 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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