Touching The Void
$31.17
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
5 March 1998
Summary
Touching the Void: A Descent into Darkness, a Triumph of the Spirit
The harrowing true story of survival against all odds in the Peruvian Andes, now a BAFTA award-winning film. Winner of the NCR Award for non-fiction and the Boardman Tasker award.
Touching the Void recounts Joe Simpson’s terrifying ordeal on the remote Siula Grande. After reaching the summit with his climbing partner, Simon, in June 1995, disaster struck. Days later, Simon stumbled into Base Camp, f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099771012 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099771012 |
| Author: | Joe Simpson |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 5 March 1998 |
| Weight: | 185g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 14mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A brilliant, vivd, gripping, heart-stopping account of their terrifying adventure… Superbly written
A brilliant, vivd, gripping, heart-stopping account of their terrifying adventure… Superbly written * Sunday Express *One of the absolute classics of mountaineering…a document of psychological, even philosophical witness of the rarest compulsion – George Steiner * Sunday Times *On every level it is an outstanding literary achievement * Independent *A quite extraordinary and moving book…Touching the Void touches the Great Questions in an understated yet utterly compelling way * Guardian *A truly astonishing account of suffering and fortitude…the narrative acquires an irresistible force, carrying all before it * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson is the author of several bestselling books, of which the first, Touching the Void, won both the NCR award and the Boardman Tasker Award. His later books are This Game of Ghosts - the sequel to Touching the Void - Storms of Silence, Dark Shadows Falling, The Beckoning Silence and one previous novel, The Water People.
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