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Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Antonio Banderas
Includes New Material Exclusive to the Paperback
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
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-one filled with danger and that often felt alive. A masterwork of narrative journalism and a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit, Deep Down Dark captures the profound ways in which the lives of everyone involved in the catastrophe were forever changed.
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Picador (September 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250074851
ISBN-13: 978-1250074850
MY THOUGHTS: This is my book clubs choice for November. I really liked this book. It started out a little slow, but quickly picked up and held my attention. The author gives lots of details that adds to the story line. I could almost feel the miners desperation when they ran out of food and the darkness came on them. What I really liked about this book, was the author not only told about the 33 miners trapped in the mine, but also followed them after they got out of the mine. Some of them had trouble adjusting to being outside in public and with their family's. If you want to read an awesome book, this is the one. I give this book 5........
Includes New Material Exclusive to the Paperback
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
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-one filled with danger and that often felt alive. A masterwork of narrative journalism and a stirring testament to the power of the human spirit, Deep Down Dark captures the profound ways in which the lives of everyone involved in the catastrophe were forever changed.
Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Picador (September 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250074851
ISBN-13: 978-1250074850
MY THOUGHTS: This is my book clubs choice for November. I really liked this book. It started out a little slow, but quickly picked up and held my attention. The author gives lots of details that adds to the story line. I could almost feel the miners desperation when they ran out of food and the darkness came on them. What I really liked about this book, was the author not only told about the 33 miners trapped in the mine, but also followed them after they got out of the mine. Some of them had trouble adjusting to being outside in public and with their family's. If you want to read an awesome book, this is the one. I give this book 5........
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