Touching the Void

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  These two books about climbing, a memoir set in the Andes and a novel set in the Pennines – each of them as excellent of its own kind as we are likely to get – between them raise again the question posed by all attempts to write creatively about expe ... (read full critics)

  lrb published on Fri, 3 Sep 2010

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  A friend of mine lent me the film of Touching the Void after highly recommending it. The film is fantastic, very well done, but the book is even better. I'm constantly amazed by the fact that Joe Simpson survived his ordeal, even more so that he can walk today. Even if you're not a outdoorsy type ... (continue)

  A friend of mine lent me the film of Touching the Void after highly recommending it. The film is fantastic, very well done, but the book is even better. I'm constantly amazed by the fact that Joe Simpson survived his ordeal, even more so that he can walk today. Even if you're not a outdoorsy type of person this is a fantastic read.

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• English Books
• Paperback 176 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 0099771012
• ISBN-13: 9780099771012
• Publisher: Vintage Books
• Pub date: Jan 01, 1998
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette and Others
• In other languages: other languages Libri Italiani

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