Author Of Book About 33 Chilean Miners To Speak At Ramapo College

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hector Tobar will speak during Opening Convocation at Ramapo College Sept. 1.

Tobar won the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the MIracle That Set Them Free.”

Tobar will sign copies of the book after giving the 2 p.m. talk. The book chronicles the horrific ordeal the 33 men faced and integrates each man’s personal experience into the book’s narrative tale.

The talk will be given at the Bradley Center Arena.