The Lost City of Z
A Legendary British Explorer's Deadly Quest to Uncover the Secrets of the Amazon
$21.75
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2024
Summary
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON, CHARLIE HUNNAM AND SIENNA MILLER
The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle’s The Lost World
Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado. Obsessed with its discovery, he christened it the City of Z. In 1925, Fawcett headed …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781398540668 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1398540668 |
| Author: | David Grann |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 130mm x 244mm |
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Critics Review
‘A fascinating and brilliant book’ – Malcolm Gladwell
‘The best story in the world, told perfectly’ * Evening Standard *
‘Marvellous … An engrossing book whose protagonist could out-think Indiana Jones’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A wonderful story of a lost age of heroic exploration’ * Sunday Times *
‘A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure’ – John Grisham
David Grann
David Grann is the author of the Number One international bestsellers Killers of the Flower Moon, The Lost City of Z, and The Wager. Killers of the Flower Moon was shortlisted for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction and won an Edgar Allan Poe Award. He is also the author of The White Darkness and the collection The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. Grann’s storytelling has garnered several honours, including a George Polk Award. He lives with his wife and children in Westchester County, New York.
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