Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-ravaged Hospital

ISBN-13: 9781782393757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 576 str.

Sheri Fink

Opis

In the tradition of the best writing on human behaviour and moral choices in the face of disaster, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs five days at New Orleans' Memorial Medical Center during Hurricane Katrina and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amidst chaos.

Recenzje

Extraordinary... A profound and unforgettable piece of journalism Sunday Times

O autorze

Sheri Fink's reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Magazine Award, and the Overseas Press Club Lowell Thomas Award, among other journalism prizes. Fink, a former relief worker in disaster and conflict zones, received her MD and PhD from Stanford University. Her first book, War Hospital, is about medical professionals under siege during the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina.