{"product_id":"touching-the-void-vintage-classics","title":"Touching The Void (Vintage Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simpson, Joe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 04-11-2008\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099511748\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Product Description      \u003cbr\u003e\nTouching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1995. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that that Joe was dead. \u003cbr\u003e\nWhat happened to Joe, and how the pair dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\n      Review      \u003cbr\u003e\nA brilliant, vivd, gripping, heart-stopping account of their terrifying adventure... Superbly written ―\u003cbr\u003e\nSunday Express\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOne of the absolute classics of mountaineering...a document of psychological, even philosophical witness of the rarest compulsion -- George Steiner ―\u003cbr\u003e\nSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOn every level it is an outstanding literary achievement ―\u003cbr\u003e\nIndependent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA quite extraordinary and moving book...\u003cbr\u003e\nTouching the Void touches the Great Questions in an understated yet utterly compelling way ―\u003cbr\u003e\nGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA truly astonishing account of suffering and fortitude...the narrative acquires an irresistible force, carrying all before it ―\u003cbr\u003e\nSunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\n      About the Author      \u003cbr\u003e\nJoe Simpson is the author of several best-selling books, of which the first,\u003cbr\u003e\nTouching the Void, won both the NCR award and the Boardman Tasker Award. His later books are\u003cbr\u003e\nThis Game of Ghosts - the sequel to\u003cbr\u003e\nTouching the Void -\u003cbr\u003e\nStorms of Silence, Dark Shadows Falling, The Beckoning Silence and one previous novel,\u003cbr\u003e\nThe Water People.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099511748\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e english\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49108001390896,"sku":"Prakash_9780099511748","price":639.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/vintage-classics-book-default-title-touching-the-void-vintage-classics-38843156070704.jpg?v=1753013663","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/touching-the-void-vintage-classics","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}