History Biography Travel Nature 2009

Lost City of Z by David Grann

Published in Spanish as La ciudad perdida de Z

For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado.

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It's an essay · it's hiding a secret

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Essay
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First person
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It's for you if…

  • you like fitting the pieces of a mystery together
  • you want something big, with room to breathe
  • you like a book that leaves you uneasy

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