The Underground Sea

By: John Berger, Tom Overton (Editor), Matthew Harle (Editor)

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Paperback | 15 July 2025

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128 Pages

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A succinct, urgent and never-before seen collection of Berger's writing on mineworkers and miners' strikes celebrating both his acclaimed writing and deep-rooted politics

The Underground Sea is a succinct, urgent collection of writing from John Berger's archive. It brings together for the first time his work on mineworkers and the miners' strikes and has been edited as a set of actions for today: a time when people are rediscovering the necessity, power and possibilities of collective action.

Including essays, transcripts, interviews and images, it places itself in the heart of a Derbyshire mining village, with reflections on the everyday life of a typical pit community.

Industry Reviews

'Berger's commitment to the mining communities was more than emotional, it was visceral' - NEW STATESMAN

'A timely collection with still-striking thoughts' - IRISH TIMES

'A profound tribute to working-class struggles . . . The words are invariably sage, the language noble yet pointedly accessible, descriptions of intense poverty and extraordinarily dangerous work are powerful' - BUZZ MAGAZINE

'The book's introduction is rather beautiful. Harle, along with Tom Overton (who has catalogued the British Library's Berger archive), deftly weave Berger's admiration for artist Josef Herman with his book on a country doctor immersed in the Forest of Dean community' - MORNING STAR

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