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Title details for Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar - Available

Deep Down Dark

The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free

by Héctor Tobar
Henry Leyva
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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

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  • Release date

    October 7, 2014

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781427244529
      • File size: 385304 KB
      • Duration: 13:22:42

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In a clear, unemotional voice, Henry Leyva narrates the story of the 33 miners who were trapped deep below the ground when the San Jose Mine collapsed in August 2010. Beginning with a history of mining in Copiapo, Chile, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tobar recounts the events leading up to mine's collapse, the actions of the miners while trapped, the responses of their families above ground, and the amazing rescue. Using subtle accents, Leyva draws listeners into the horror of miners trapped deep in the dark, winding tunnels. Switching effortlessly from English to Spanish and back, Leyva's performance is riveting as scenes shift from inside to outside, from mine offices to the tunnels. Each word builds the tension of the chilling disaster and the nail-biting rescue of men buried more than five miles below the surface. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from December 22, 2014
      Actor and audiobook veteran Leyva provides a perfect fit for Tobar’s acclaimed chronicle of the 2010 accident inside Chile’s San Jose mine and the harrowing experiences of the miners who were trapped underground for 69 days. Leyva handles the Latin American accents with finesse, never descending into caricatures. His portrayals of the complicated love triangles at the center of several of the trapped men’s households above ground never fail to entertain. Leyva also does a masterly job recreating the tensions surrounding matters of faith and spirituality, as evangelical Christian Jose Henriquez leads the men in organized worship services, which gradually become more polarizing. Any narrative with so many characters requires a bit of mental juggling from listeners, but it’s a captivating ride nonetheless. Leyva does an excellent job building anticipation with his speech patterns and changes in intensity, and he allows the national spirit of Chile to shine through. A Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover.

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