Touching the Void (Paperback, Main)

In 1928 a journalist asked George Mallory why he wanted to climb Everest. Mallory said, 'Because it's there.' Joe Simpson's memoir Touching the Void, international bestseller and BAFTA-winning film, charts his struggle for survival on the perilous Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes aged twenty-five. Adapted for the stage by David Greig, Joe's story explodes into a bold theatrical fantasia. We discover the counter-cultural world of Alpine climbing and the sensual joy of the mountains; we bear witness to the appalling moment when Joe's climbing partner Simon Yates, battered by freezing winds and tethered to the injured Simpson, makes the critical decision to cut the rope. Tense, funny and inquisitive, Touching the Void explores the mind's extraordinarily rich reservoirs of strength and imagination when teetering on the edge of death. David Greig's Touching the Void premiered at Bristol Old Vic, Bristol in September 2018.

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2018
Authors:	David Greig
Dimensions:	200 x 130 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	128
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-35224-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	0-571-35224-3
Barcode:	9780571352241

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