Cultural Diversity: Examining Adventure Literature from Various Cultures

The Lost City of Z is an adventure novel by David Grann that tells the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett's search for a lost city in the Amazon rainforest.

Kabul is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the setting for the novel "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini.

Into Thin Air is a non-fiction book by Jon Krakauer that tells the story of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster.

Santiago is from Andalusia, Spain. He is a shepherd who dreams of traveling the world and finding treasure.

The Sheltering Sky is a novel by Paul Bowles that tells the story of a young American couple who travel to the Sahara Desert in search of adventure.

San Francisco is the setting for the novel "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan.

Walkabout is a novel by James Vance Marshall that tells the story of two children who are stranded in the Australian Outback.

Ayemenem is a fictional village in Kerala, India. It is the setting for the novel "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy.

Touching the Void is a non-fiction book by Joe Simpson that tells the story of his and Simon Yates's attempt to climb the west face of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes.

New York City is the setting for the novel "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri.

Born Free is a novel by Joy Adamson that tells the story of Elsa, a lioness who was raised by humans and then released back into the wild.

Mango Street is the setting for the novel "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros.

The Call of the Wild is a novel by Jack London that tells the story of Buck, a dog who is stolen from his home in California and sold to a team of sled dogs in the Yukon.

The Joy Luck Club is the name of the club that the four main characters in the novel form.

The Lost City of Z is an adventure novel by David Grann that tells the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett's search for a lost city in the Amazon rainforest.