Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle that Set them Free
Hector Tobar
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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 GLOBEAugust 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 they survive, they will only share their story collectively, as 'the 33'.1 billion people watch the international rescue mission. Somehow, all 33 men make it out alive, in one of the most daring and dramatic rescue efforts even seen.Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar is the man they choose to tell their story.' An eloquent testament to the human spirit' The Times
'A masterful account of exile and human longing, of triumph in the face of all odds.'
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Praise for Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle that Set them Free
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'A gripping narrative, taut to the point of explosion... An electrifying, empathetic work of journalism that makes a four-year-old story feel fresh' - KirkusRiveting... 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
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