MARIANE PEARL

The tragic murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is well known. Why he was in Karachi; how he saw his role as an international journalist; why he was singled out for kidnapping; and where the incredible search effort led - are the subject of Mariane Pearl's book. A journalist in her own right, Mariane is, as was her husband, profoundly committed to the idea that a more informed public makes for a better world, and to the idea that risks are taken to uncover a story. A superb writer, she presents a truly illuminating tale - including her own crucial role in the investigative team, where she was responsible for negotiating unprecedented cooperation between the FBI and Pakistani intelligence and able to forge alliances with an array of people, from the Karachi chief of police to George Bush. A Mighty Heart is an extraordinary book - a fitting tribute to a dedicated reporter and a profound and heartbreaking love story.

Danny Pearl, periodista del Wall Street Journal, desapareció a finales de 2001 y fue asesinado posteriormente. Tras soportar cinco semanas de cautiverio, el mundo entero asistió con consternación al trágico desenlace de su secuestro y al sufrimiento de Marianne, su esposa embarazada, por salvarle. En este libro Mariane narra sus intensos esfuerzoa por rescatarle, el dramático llamamiento a los secuestradores y el intento fallido de huida de Danny. 

Danny Pearl, reportero de guerra del Wall Street Journal, desapareció en Karachi, Pakistán, a finales de 2001 cuando intentaba entrar en contacto con grupos relacionados con Bin Laden. Los secuestradores, tras no conseguir sus reivindicaciones, degollaron y decapitaron a Pearl. Su esposa, Mariane Pearl, embarazada en ese momento, ha dado el valiente paso de querer contar aquellas terribles y angustiosas cinco semanas de cautiverio, su dramático llamamiento a los secuestradores o sus vanos esfuerzos por rescatarle.