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Hector Tobar Biography
Héctor Tobar is the author of six books published in fifteen languages, including the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestseller "Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free."
His newest book, "Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of Latino," will be published by MCD/Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2023. His other books include the novels "The Tattooed Soldier," "The Barbarian Nurseries," and "The Last Great Road Bum," all published in paperback by FSG/Picador.
"Deep Down Dark" was adapted into the film "The 33," starring Antonio Banderas.
His short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories (2016 and 2022), L.A. Noir, Zyzzyva and Slate.
Tobar is a Professor of English and Chicano/Latino Studies at the University of California, Irvine. He's written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Harpers, National Geographic, and was a contributing writer for the New York Times opinion pages. Tobar has also been also a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and its bureau chief in Buenos Aires and Mexico City.
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