The phrase "survival story" refers to a narrative or account of someone's experience overcoming immense obstacles or dangerous situations and managing to stay alive.
Sentences with «survival story»
If you think about it, almost all good stories in any genre are survival stories of one sort or another. (creativenonfiction.org)
Both novels are thrilling survival stories about people who do their best to overcome desperate conditions. (boingboing.net)
There are two kinds of people in the world, those who like survival stories and those who don't. (awardsdaily.com)