David Grann je majstrom v odhaľovaní neuveriteľných príbehov, ktoré sa skrývajú v hlbinách našej civilizácie. Jeho reportáže, ktoré sa objavili v popredných amerických publikáciách, sa neboja skúmať tie najtemnejšie a najodľahlejšie kúty ľudskej existencie. Grannov štýl sa vyznačuje mimoriadnou hĺbkou ponorenia do témy a schopnosťou predstaviť zložité udalosti s neochvejným realizmom. Jeho práca je svedectvom o neustálom hľadaní pravdy a fascinujúcich tajomstvách, ktoré čakajú na odhalenie.
Začiatkom 20. storočia patria Indiáni z kmeňa Osagov medzi najbohatších ľudí na svete. Sú skutoční milionári. Po presídlení na drsné oklahomské územia ešte netušili, že neúrodná zem pod ich nohami ukrýva obrovské bohatstvo – čierne zlato! Ropu! Niečo také sa však na tomto svete neodpúšťa. David Grann napísal fascinujúcu knižku o tom, ako sa k Osagom postavili bieli Američania. Začali sa nevysvetliteľné série vrážd a tento komplikovaný prípad sa snaží vyriešiť novovzniknutá FBI. Americký Bestseller Vrahovia mesiaca kvetov sa stal predlohou pripravovaného filmu svetoznámeho režiséra Martina Scorseseho v hlavnej úlohe s Leonardom Di Capriom, ktorého premiéra je naplánovaná na rok 2021.
Torzo posádky lode, ktorá stroskotala na opustenom divokom ostrove – to je vlastne obraz ľudstva ako takého. Železná hierarchia, napätie, antipatie, oddanosť na život a na smrť, ale aj vzbura, vražda a nezlomná viera v impérium. Nie je to hotový film?! Vie to aj Martin Scorsese, ktorý na základe knihy Davida Granna Posledná plavba lode Wager pripravuje svoj ďalší film. A chýbať pri ňom nebude ani Leonardo Di Caprio.
David Grann, autor mimoriadneho dokumentárneho románu Vrahovia mesiaca kvetov nám vo svojej najnovšej knihe prináša pohľad do krutého i romantického „dreveného sveta“ dávnych zaoceánskych lodí. Napnite plachty, začína sa nezvyčajný príbeh jednej lode a jej stroskotania!
V januári 1742 sa pri pobreží Brazílie vyplavila chatrná loď pozliepaná z úlomkov dreva a látky. Na jej palube bolo tridsať vychudnutých mužov, ktorí žili už len z posledných síl. Za sebou totiž mali neobyčajný príbeh. Boli to preživší z britskej lode Wager, ktorá v roku 1740 počas imperiálnej vojny so Španielskom vypravila na tajnú misiu. Pri snahe zajať španielsku galeónu plnú pokladov stroskotala loď Wager na opustenom ostrove pri pobreží Patagónie. Plavili sa viac ako sto dní a prešli takmer 4 000 kilometrov naprieč búrkami zmietaným morom. Privítali ich ako hrdinov.
O šesť mesiacov neskôr pristálo na pobreží Čile ďalšie, ešte chatrnejšie plavidlo. Na tejto lodi boli len traja stroskotanci, ktorí mali na ten istý príbeh celkom iný pohľad. Tridsiatka námorníkov, ktorí pristáli v Brazílii, podľa nich neboli hrdinovia – boli to vzbúrenci.
David Grann skladá z nepreberného množstva archívnych materiálov, ale aj z vlastnej skúsenosti z plavby na nehostinné čilské pobrežie príbeh, ktorý sa číta ako najlepší román. Počas uviaznutia na ostrove posádka vedená kapitánom Cheapom upadla do anarchie a bojujúce skupinky sa bili o vládu nad neúrodnou pustatinou. Obvinenia zo zrady a vraždy sa rozšírili medzi ľudí, a tak admiralita zvolala vojenský súd, aby určila, kto z preživších námorníkov hovorí pravdu. V stávke bol život a smrť – koho by súd uznal vinným, toho mohol obesiť.
Dokumentárny román Davida Granna Posledná plavba lode Wager s poditulom Príbeh o stroskotaní, vzbure a vražde odhaľuje hlbší význam udalostí okolo tohto stroskotania a ukazuje nám, že pred súdom sa neocitli len kapitán a jeho posádka, ale aj samotná idea impéria.
Príbeh smrtonostnej posadnutosti v Amazónii.
Obrovská záhada siahajúca do dávnych stáročí. Šokujúce zmiznutie ohlasovali titulky novín na celom svete. Pátranie po pravde vedie k smrti, šialenstvu či zmiznutiu ľudí, ktorí ju chcú objaviť. Stratené mesto Z je senzačný dobrodružný príbeh o tom, čo sa ukrýva pod nepreniknuteľnou klenbou amazonského pralesa.
The New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Killers of the Flower Moon is now adapted for young readers. This book is an essential resource for young readers to learn about the Reign of Terror against the Osage people--one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, thanks to the oil that was discovered beneath their land. Then, one by one, the Osage began to die under mysterious circumstances, and anyone who tried to investigate met the same end. As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created Bureau of Investigation, which became the FBI, took up the case, one of the organization's first major homicide investigations. An undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau, infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection. Working with the Osage, they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. In this adaptation of the adult bestseller, David Grann revisits his gripping investigation into the shocking crimes against the Osage people. The book is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward Native Americans that allowed the murderers to occur for so long.
A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes, the Reign of Terror against the Osage people. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created F.B.I. took up the case, in what became one of the organization's first major homicide investigations. An undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau, infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection to bring an end to the deadly crime spree. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. In this youngification of the adult bestseller, critically acclaimed author David Grann revisits the gripping investigation into the shocking crimes against the Osage people. It is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward Native Americans that allowed the murderers to continue for so long and provides essential information for young readers about a shameful period in U.S. history.
Set in the 1920s, the story reveals a dark chapter in American history where the Osage Nation, once wealthy from oil, faces a series of mysterious murders targeting its members. Mollie Burkhart's family becomes a focal point as relatives are killed under suspicious circumstances. Amidst rising tensions, the fledgling FBI, led by J. Edgar Hoover, enlists former Texas Ranger Tom White and a Native American agent to investigate. Together, they uncover a chilling conspiracy that threatens the very fabric of the Osage community.
By the Sunday Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a
powerful true story of adventure and obsession in the Antarctic, lavishly
illustrated with colour photographs
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a mesmerizing collection of true-crime stories that includes "The Old Man and the Gun"—the inspiration for the movie starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, along with two other riveting tales. "The Old Man and the Gun" is the incredible story of a bank robber and prison escape artist who modeled himself after figures like Pretty Boy Floyd and who, even in his seventies, refuses to retire. "True Crime" follows the twisting investigation of a Polish detective who suspects that a novelist planted clues in his fiction to an actual murder. And "The Chameleon" recounts how a French imposter assumes the identity of a missing boy from Texas and infiltrates the boy's family, only to soon wonder whether he is the one being conned. In this mesmerizing collection, David Grann shows why he has been called a "worthy heir to Truman Capote" and "simply the best narrative nonfiction writer working today," as he takes the reader on a journey through some of the most intriguing and gripping real-life tales from around the world. Look for David Grann’s latest book, The Wager!
Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Killers of the Flower Moon, The Old Man and the Gun is here joined by two other riveting true crime tales. "The Old Man and the Gun," is the story of a man who idolized the likes of Pretty Boy Floyd and, as a result, fashions himself into a notorious bank robber and escape artist. "The Chameleon" is the tale a French con artist gets in over his head when he impersonates a missing Texas teenager and raises the suspicions of a local private investigator. "True Crime" follows a riveting investigation in which a Polish cold-case detective makes an unlikely connection between a philosopher's novel and the murder case he's trying to crack. Grann takes the reader on a journey through some of the strangest and most thrilling real life stories of felonious behavior from around the world.
