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

Héctor Tobar

A dramatic account of the 33 miners of the San Jose mine in Chile, in official collaboration with 'The 33' and with the full cooperation of the Chilean authorities behind the daring rescue operation.

Journalism & ReportageJournalism & Reportage · medium confidenceJournalism & Reportage81 signalsLlm Classifier: Journalism & Reportage -> Journalism & ReportageTopic Classifier: Scientific Biography -> BiographyLlm Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureScientific BiographyTravel, Exploration & Place

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current InterestMajor2014FinalistSecondary source
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionMajor2014FinalistSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • The 3338%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • San Jose mine62%
    • Chile58%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The book presents the 33 miners’ rescue as a “miracle” made possible by a daring operation conducted with official collaboration and full cooperation from Chilean authorities.

    Model confidence 66%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    30 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 60%.