The drowned places : diving in search of Atlantis / Damian Le Bas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Bas, Damian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Le Bas, Damian--Travel.

Le Bas, Damian.

Diving--Anecdotes.

Diving.

Atlantis (Legendary place)--Discovery and exploration.

Atlantis (Legendary place).

Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel.

Atlantic Ocean.

Genre:

Travel writing.

Physical Description:

268 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Chatto & Windus, 2025.

Summary:

As a young boy, Damian Le Bas was captivated by the lost city of Atlantis. Even as an adult, he dreams about diving amid its ancient ruins, observing with his own eyes the remnants of an era that still reverberates in our own. After the death of his father, torn between his lifelong desire and the taboo his Romany culture places on the ocean, he comes by chance across a dive shop. He can't help but go in. Under the waves he enters a breathtaking world. As he masters the skills of this dangerous sport, diving with seals in the Farne Islands, exploring submerged Roman ruins in Naples and mapping the sunken city of Port Royal in Jamaica, he is entranced anew, by wonders both manmade and natural. Atlantis - from its first account by Plato, to the explorers who searched in vain and the discovery that might finally solve its mystery - takes on a new shape in Damian's quest. At once a spellbinding love letter to diving, The Drowned Places is also a profound examination of the power that myth has over us, and what happens when it crosses over into reality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784744007

178474400X

9781784743994

1784743992

OCLC:

1520294127