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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (in English)
Grann, David
Synopsis "The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (in English)"
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Wager comes a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction "with all the pace and excitement of a movie thriller"(The New York Times) that unravels the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century--the story of the legendary British explorer who ventured into the Amazon jungle in search of a fabled civilization and never returned. "[Grann is] one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."--New York Magazine After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed writer David Grann set out to determine what happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z. For centuries Europeans believed the Amazon, the world's largest rain forest, concealed the glittering kingdom of El Dorado. Thousands had died looking for it, leaving many scientists convinced that the Amazon was truly inimical to humankind. In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, hoping to make one of the most important discoveries in history. Then he vanished. Over the years countless perished trying to find evidence of his party and the place he called "The Lost City of Z." In this masterpiece, journalist David Grann interweaves the spellbinding stories of Fawcett's quest for "Z" and his own journey into the deadly jungle. Look for David Grann's latest bestselling book, The Wager!
David Grann (Nueva York, 1967) es escritor y periodista en The New Yorker. Sus historias han aparecido en distintas antologías, incluyendo The Best American Crime Writing de 2004, 2005 y 2009; y The Best American Sports Writing de 2003 y 2006. Finalista en 2005 del Michael Kelly Award por su «valiente búsqueda y expresión de la verdad», Grann también ha colaborado con The New York Times Magazine , The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic y The New Republic, entre otras publicaciones. Su primera novela, Z, la ciudad perdida (Literatura Random House, 2017) fue número uno de ventas según The New York Times, ha sido traducida a más de 25 idiomas y ha sido llevada a la gran pantalla. Literatura Random House también ha publicado El viejo y la pistola, en el que se ha basado la película protagonizada por Robert Redford. Su último libro, Los asesinos de la luna, ha sido best seller por The New York Times y considerado por la prensa estadounidense como uno de los mejores libros de 2017. Ha sido galardonado a su vez con Edgar Allan Poe Award al Best Fact Crime, y ha sido finalista del National Book Award. Martin Scorsese y Leonardo Di Caprio están preparando su versión cinematográfica.
