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A feverish, introspective plunge into the inner landscapes of a mind consumed by the delirium of the jungle. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Conquest of the useless.
- delirious
- surreal
- jungle-drenched
- intense
- 01
A man with a camera
Nestor Almendros
A contemplative and focused exploration of a life spent looking through a lens.
- 02
Wanderlust
Rebecca Solnit · 2000
A lyrical, intellectual stroll through the history, philosophy, and politics of putting one foot in front of the other.
- 03
The Lost City of Z
David Grann · 2009
A gripping, humid descent into the jungle that explores the fatal intersection of human hubris and the intoxicating lure of the unknown.
- 04
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Rebecca Solnit
A lyrical, associative journey that invites you to surrender to the beauty of not knowing exactly where you are.
- 05
Hollywood Babylon
Kenneth Anger
A lurid, gleefully wicked tour through the rotting foundations of the world's most glamorous company town.
- 06
One man's wilderness
Richard Proenneke and Sam Keith · 1973
A quiet, deeply satisfying immersion into the ultimate fantasy of leaving society behind to build a life by hand in the wild.
- 07
Diarios de Motocicleta
Ernesto Guevara
A restless, wind-whipped road trip that slowly transforms into a profound awakening to the soul and suffering of a continent.
- 08
Dark star safari
Paul Theroux
A gritty, unvarnished overland journey that trades romanticized safaris for the dusty, chaotic, and deeply human reality of a continent.
- 09
The hero's journey
Joseph Campbell · 1990
An intimate, fireside conversation with a master storyteller about the universal threads that connect all human experience.
- 10
Kingdom of Fear
Hunter S. Thompson
A paranoid, high-octane joyride through the crumbling ruins of the American Century, fueled by righteous anger and wild excess.
- 11
Stasiland
Anna Funder
A haunting, deeply human exploration of life under the ultimate surveillance state, told through the hushed voices of those who survived it.
- 12
Kaputt
Curzio Malaparte · 1946
A chilling, firsthand descent into the moral abyss of World War II, contrasting glittering high society with unimaginable slaughter.
