Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle that Set them Free by Héctor Tobar - ISBN: 9781444755411
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33 miners trapped, a world watching, a miracle underground.

Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle that Set them Free

The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    8 September 2015

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Summary

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

“Riveting…The best book I’ve read all year.” - Ann Patchett

“An astonishing tale of survival” - Spectator

THE STORY THAT GRIPPED THE GLOBE

August 2010: the San Jose mine in Chile collapses trapping 33 men half a mile underground for 69 days.

Faced with the possibility of starvation and even death, the miners make a pact: if…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444755411
ISBN-10:1444755412
Author:Héctor Tobar
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Sceptre
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:8 September 2015
Weight:260g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 24mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘A gripping narrative, taut to the point of explosion… An electrifying, empathetic work of journalism that makes a four-year-old story feel fresh’ - Kirkus

Riveting… Tobar vividly narrates the miners’ lives post-rescue as they come to terms with their life-changing experience and the media frenzy surrounding it. Rich in local color, this is a sensitive, suspenseful rendering of a legendary story. - Publishers Weekly, Most Anticipated Books of 2014

’ … an eloquent testament to the human spirit’ - The Times

About The Author

Héctor Tobar

Hector Tobar is the son of Guatemalan immigrants and a native of the city of Los Angeles. He is the former Buenos Aires and Mexico City Bureau Chief for the LA Times and shared a Pulitzer for the paper’s coverage of the 1992 riots. He is currently an LA-based columnist for the paper. He is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Barbarian Nurseries.

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