Deep Down Dark Deep Down Dark

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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Publisher Description

Deep Down Dark is the novel that inspired the film The 33 starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Cote de Pablo and Antonio Banderas.

When the San José mine collapsed outside of Copiapó, Chile, in August 2010, it trapped thirty-three miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days. After the disaster, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Héctor Tobar received exclusive access to the miners and their tales, and in Deep Down Dark, he brings them to haunting, visceral life. We learn what it was like to be imprisoned inside a mountain, understand the horror of being slowly consumed by hunger, and experience the awe of working in such a place-underground passages filled with danger and that often felt alive. A masterwork of narrative journalism and a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit, The 33: Deep Down Dark captures the profound ways in which the lives of everyone involved in the catastrophe were forever changed.

A Finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award
A Finalist for a Los Angeles Times Book Prize
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book
Selected for NPR's Morning Edition Book Club

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2014
October 7
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
SELLER
Macmillan
SIZE
9
MB

Customer Reviews

Gian's Music ,

Compelling and Illuminating.

This book sheds light not only on the events that occurred in the Chilean mining accident, but also into the psyche of the men trapped inside. The book is a spiritual journey of survival and will readjust your perspective once finished.

Giudita ,

Deep Down Dark

What a phenomenal story of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days. This book was chosen for our book group.
It was so inspiring to read about these ordinary people who survived 2,200 feet below ground through their teamwork, faith, and the extraordinary people who worked above ground
to rescue them.

Bj3551 ,

Deep Down Dark

Excellent book. Would highly recommend it.

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