Книга: Hector Tobar «Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free»
When the San Jose mine collapsed outside of Copiapo, Chile, in August 2010, it trapped thirty-three miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days. The entire world watched what transpired above-ground during the grueling and protracted rescue, but the saga of the miners' experiences below the Earth's surface - and the lives that led them there - has never been heard until now. For Deep Down Dark, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hector Tobar received exclusive access to the miners and their tales. These thirty-three men came to think of the mine, a cavern inflicting constant and thundering aural torment, as a kind of coffin, and as a church where they sought redemption through prayer. Even while still buried, they all agreed that if by some miracle any of them escaped alive, they would share their story only collectively. Hector Tobar was the person they chose to hear, and now to tell, that story. The result is a masterwork or... Издательство: "Sceptre" (2015) Формат: 130x200, 320 стр.
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Hector Tobar
Hector Tobar is a
He is a graduate of the
Tobar is the author of "The Tattooed Soldier," a novel set in the impoverished immigrant neighborhoods of Los Angeles in the weeks before the riots, and in
In 2006, Tobar was named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the United States by
External links
* [http://www.hectortobar.com Hector Tobar's page, www.hectortobar.com]
Источник: Hector Tobar
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