It was written and published in 1922 by a member of the expedition, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and has earned wide praise for its frank treatment of the difficulties of the expedition, the causes of its disastrous outcome, and the meaning (if any) of human suffering under extreme conditions.
Foi escrita e publicada en 1922 por un sobrevivente da expedición, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, e recibiu moitos eloxios pola súa franqueza sobre as dificultades da expedición, as causas do seu tráxico final e a exposición feita verbo do sufrimento humano en condicións extremas.