Hector Tobar

5 out of 5

Pulitzer Prize Winner, Journalist & Best-Selling Author of "Deep Down Dark"

Los Angeles, CA, USA
Live Event: $10,000 - $20,000 Virtual Event: $5,000 - $10,000 More Fee Info

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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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/16/2025.

Hector Tobar Videos

LA Made: Writer Hector Tobar in Conversation With Journalist Alex Cohen

LA Made: Writer Hector Tobar in Conversation With Journalist Alex Cohen

Award-winning writer Hector Tobar will be in conversation with journalist Alex Cohen as they discuss Tobar's latest novel, The Last Great Road Bum....

Hector Tobar - New Faculty Fall 2017

Hector Tobar - New Faculty Fall 2017

Hector Tobar, Chicano/Latino studies & English associate professor loves to write. He’s authored four books and has another in progress, which...

Héctor Tobar: What It Means to Be a California Writer

Héctor Tobar: What It Means to Be a California Writer

Author Héctor Tobar describes the California values of his upbringing that permeate his novel The Barbarian Nurseries, California Book Award Gold...

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