The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

Written by:
David Grann
Narrated by:
Mark Deakins

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
62
Narrator
10
Release Date
February 2009
Duration
10 hours 4 minutes
Summary
A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon.

After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed New Yorker writer David Grann set out to solve 'the greatest exploration mystery of the twentieth century': What happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z?

In 1925 Fawcett ventured into the Amazon to find an ancient civilization, hoping to make one of the most important discoveries in history. For centuries Europeans believed the world’s largest jungle 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. But Fawcett, whose daring expeditions helped inspire Conan Doyle’s The Lost World, had spent years building his scientific case. Captivating the imagination of millions around the globe, Fawcett embarked with his twenty-one-year-old son, determined to prove that this ancient civilization—which he dubbed “Z”—existed. Then he and his expedition vanished.

Fawcett’s fate—and the tantalizing clues he left behind about “Z”—became an obsession for hundreds who followed him into the uncharted wilderness. For decades scientists and adventurers have searched for evidence of Fawcett’s party and the lost City of Z. Countless have perished, been captured by tribes, or gone mad. As David Grann delved ever deeper into the mystery surrounding Fawcett’s quest, and the greater mystery of what lies within the Amazon, he found himself, like the generations who preceded him, being irresistibly drawn into the jungle’s “green hell.” His quest for the truth and his stunning discoveries about Fawcett’s fate and “Z” form the heart of this complex, enthralling narrative.
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Debra B

I started out reading the book but it was hard for me to get through so I finished it with the audio book. Interesting but kinda dry. There is some interesting information given about the Amazon, plants and animals, Indians and so forth. The end was interesting.

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Neal

really enjoyed it. Much of the enjoyment of an audio book depends on the reader & Mark Deakins nailed it on The Lost City of Z. Thought it was well written how an accomplished explorer became turned became obsessive & compulsive searching for...Z

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Laurie Budash

Not a novel but more a history lesson. Jumps back and forth in time and among different people. Not what I expected to be reading from the description. Would not recommend. Good reader though.

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