by Douglas Preston · Albin Michel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782226325068
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«La cité perdue du dieu singe» is the nonfiction account by journalist Douglas Preston, published by Albin Michel in paperback (382 pages, in French).
Douglas Preston joins a scientific expedition to the Mosquitia jungle (Honduras) in search of the legendary White City or City of the Monkey God, mentioned by Hernán Cortés. Using laser technology, they find signs of a vanished civilization; the group faces rain, insects, jaguars and snakes, and on return some fall ill.
Translated from English by Magali Mangin; the original, «The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story», was published in 2017.
For readers interested in archaeology, exploration and historical discoveries, as well as real adventures in extreme environments.
Douglas Jerome Preston is an American journalist and author. Although he is best known for his thrillers in collaboration with Lincoln Child, he has also written six solo novels, including the Wyman Ford series and a novel titled Jennie, which was made into a movie by Disney called The Jennie Project. Preston has authored a half-dozen nonfiction books on science and exploration and writes occasionally for The New Yorker, Smithsonian, and other magazines.
