TOUCHING THE VOID : The Harrowing First Person Account of One Man's Miraculous Survival

Joe Simpson; (Chris Bonington, Foreword)

ISBN 10: 0060916540 / ISBN 13: 9780060916541

Published by Perrenial/Harper & Row, New York, NY, 1990

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Text/BRAND NEW, softcover w/a whisper of shelfwear to upper back corner tip. Memoir of English mountaineer Joe Simpson's (1960 -) successful but disastrous 1985 ascent of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes. The book is dedicated to his climbing partner Simon Yates (1963 -) who did not survive the descent from the summit. This epic account of both triumph & suffering, friendship & loss of, won the 1988 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature and was adapted to film. Seller Inventory # 009410

Bibliographic Details

Title: TOUCHING THE VOID : The Harrowing First ...

Publisher: Perrenial/Harper & Row, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1990

Binding: Soft cover

Illustrator: Joe Simpson; Simon Yates; & Richard Hawking (Photographers)

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued

Edition: First Edition, First Printing

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Review:

"On every level it is an outstanding literary achievement"--The Independent

"A quite extraordinary and moving book... Touching the Void touches the Great Questions in an understated yet utterly compelling way"--The Guardian

"A truly astonishing account of suffering and fortitude... the narrative acquires an irresistible force, carrying all before it."--Sunday Times