Npr book chilean miners

Were reading deep down dark welcome to the first meeting of npr s new book club. They have run out of food, the temperatures are 115 degrees, there is 95% humidity, and they are at times in complete darkness. Hector tobar is a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and a novelist. Were reading hector tobars account of 33 men who were trapped for 69 days in a chilean mine. If anyone knows what the 12 thai boys and their soccer coach have been going through, its the chilean miners whose 69day ordeal similarly gripped the worlds attention in 2010. Author of book about chilean miners on what could be ahead. A year after a copper mine in chile trapped 33 men underground for 69. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from. The 33 is the true story of the trapped chilean miners as yonni barrios carried out his firstaider duties underground a soap opera played out above ground as. I was about half way through this book, and i had reached the point where the men had been trapped below ground for two weeks. A finalist for a national book critics circle award. Book on cd performed by henry leyva from the book jacket. Year after cavein, chilean miners sift through trauma a year after a copper mine in chile trapped 33 men underground for 69 days, almost all of the miners battle with posttraumatic stress.

Trapped book by marc aronson official publisher page. Patchett says the best book she read this year was deep down dark. Oct 29, 2014 hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced when they were trapped for 69 days in 2010. I am especially grateful to the first editions club for bringing me to the best book ive read all year. The untold stories of 33 men buried in a chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free. Inside the miraculous survival and dramatic rescue of the chilean miners by jonathan franklin. Mario gomez spent nearly two months trapped underground in a chilean mine. Its no wonder that author ann patchett chose it as the inaugural selection of the npr book club. Deep down dark doesnt yield to the temptation of ending at the triumphant rescue of the miners, but pursues their story through its aftermath, and is all the richer for it. In reports of the rescue of the chilean miners, very little recognition has been given to the american companies and individuals who were involved in the entire undertaking, including schramm inc. He and other miners are now talking about some of their ordeal. Deep down dark the untold stories of 33 men buried in a chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free by hector tobar isbn. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the.

Oct 29, 2014 on october, 2010, all 33 of those chilean miners, trapped for 69 days inside the san jose mine, were raised to the surface of the earth, resurrected through a newlydrilled escape tunnel into. This book was handsold to me by one of my fellow booksellers. Oct 29, 2014 the incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the deep down dark hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced. Jonathan franklin, an investigative journalist who covered the lives of the miners after the dramatic rescue one year ago in his book, 33 men, spoke with npr about the new struggles the miners are experiencing these days. This book was written in a really simplistic way which made it really easy to understand. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the deep down dark hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new.

The result is a miraculous and emotionally textured account of the 33 men who came to think of the san jose mine as a kind of coffin, as a cave inflicting constant and thundering aural torment. In deep down dark, a master work by a pulitzer prizewinning journalist, hector tobar gains exclusive access to the miners and their stories. Rescuers pull last trapped chilean miner to surface luis alberto urzua, 54, is the shift foreman who is credited with helping the trapped. Npr heres how morning editions new book club works. I thought the way it was presented was concise but highly effective it gave readers the sentiment of the chilean miners. Tobar says it was a great honor to interview the 33 chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days in 2010. It was a feat of engineering and a triumph of faith. Just ask several dozen chilean workers rescued from a mine collapse. When 33 miners were buried on august 5, 2010 in a collapsed chilean mine located in a remote desert of that south american country, the world watched day after day as rescuerswho had no idea if the miners were alive and honestly thought they were notattempted to reach them.

Nprs book concierge our guide to 2014s great reads. The exclusive, official story of the survival, faith, and family of chiles thirtythree trapped minerswhen the san jose mine collapsed outside of copiapo, chile, in august 2010, it trapped thirtythree miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a recordbreaking sixtynine days. Deep down dark goodreads meet your next favorite book. In the book, journalist hector tobar recounts the ordeal of 33 miners who were trapped 2,000 feet underground in chile for 69 days in 2010. Year after cavein, chilean miners sift through trauma. Just in time for those with the common new years resolution to read more books, npr s morning edition has started their own book club. A wellknown writer will pick a book he or she loved. The untold stories of 33 men buried in a chilean mine, and the miracle. They are saving the best parts for a book deal they hope to get. Peoplethe equal, if the geographical inverse, of into thin air. The entire world watched what transpired aboveground during the grueling and protracted rescue, but the sage of the miners. How the world rescued 33 miners from 2,000 feet below the chilean desert. They are saving the best parts for a book deal they hope.

People the equal, if the geographical inverse, of into thin air. Dec 03, 2014 nprs book concierge our guide to 2014s great reads. The first pick, selected by author ann patchett, is the gripping story of the rescue of 33 chilean miners in 2010. George packer in this masterful dissection of the 2010s dramatic sixtynine day ordeal by thirtythree trapped chilean miners, hector tobar weaves a suspenseful narrative that moves back and forth between the waking nightmares of the buried men, and those of their families on the. Rescuers pull last trapped chilean miner to surface. I know 2014 still has three months left to go, but i dont expect to find anything i liked better than hector tobars deep down dark. They lived one of the great adventure stories of the 21st century, he says. The untold stories of 33 men buried in a chilean mine, and the miracle that set them free by hector tobar. Hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced when they were. When the san jose mine collapsed outside of copiapo, chile, in august 2010, it trapped thirtythree miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for sixtynine days.

Maureen corrigan, nprs fresh air weaving together the drama of the miners harrowing ordeal below ground with the anguish of families and rescuers on the surface, tobar delivers a masterful account of exile and human longing, of triumph in the face of all odds. Oldest chilean miner speaks about rescue mario gomez spent nearly two months trapped underground in a chilean mine. He is the author of the barbarian nurseries, translation nation, and the tattooed soldier. How teaming saved 33 lives in the chilean mining disaster. The subtitle says it all, patchett tells npr s david. This is the riveting story of the 33 chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days in 2010. Chilean miners forgotten one year later, now struggling. Teams composed of people from across expertise areas can create solutions beyond what any one agency can deliver, says amy edmondson.

Hector tobar answers your questions about deep down dark. Maureen corrigan, npr s fresh airweaving together the drama of the miners harrowing ordeal below ground with the anguish of families and rescuers on the surface, tobar delivers a masterful account of exile and human longing, of triumph in the face of all odds. In chile, the rescued mine workers are beginning to. Sibert award for nonfiction and the boston globehorn book award. This non fiction book was about the mine collapse in chile that occurred in 2010 and trapped 33 miners. Jan 20, 2015 in the book, journalist hector tobar recounts the ordeal of 33 miners who were trapped 2,000 feet underground in chile for 69 days in 2010. Hector tobar had exclusive access to the 33 miners to report his new book detailing the claustrophobic horror they faced when they were trapped for 69 days in 2010. The subtitle says it all, patchett tells nprs david. Hector tobar left stands in front of a mine entrance with luis urzua, the head of the shift of trapped miners, in 2011 at the san jose mine. Casey you remember the saga of the 33 chilean miners who were trapped for 69 days beneath thousands of feet of rock, and the massive operation that went into rescuing them, but until you read this book, you dont know the whole story. When the san jose mine collapsed outside of copiapo, chile, in august 2010, it trapped thirtythree miners beneath thousands of feet of rock for a recordbreaking sixtynine days. Jan 30, 2016 the 33 is the true story of the trapped chilean miners as yonni barrios carried out his firstaider duties underground a soap opera played out above ground as his wife and mistress fought over him. How americans engineered the rescue of the chilean miners. The incredible story of chilean miners rescued from the deep.