Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
by Jules Verneliterary work· published 1881
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The Giant Raft (French: La Jangada - Huit Cents lieues sur l'Amazone) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1881. It has also been incorrectly published with the title of its first part: Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon. It is an adventure novel, involving how Joam Garral, a ranch owner living near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel downstream when his past catches up with him. Most of the novel is situated on a large jangada (a Brazilian timber raft) that is used by Garral and his family to float to Belém, at the river's mouth. Many aspects of the raft, scenery, and journey are described in detail. It was adapted into the 1993 film Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon.
Adaptations (2)
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon has been adapted into 2 films (1993). The most recent is Fire on the Amazon (1993).
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon1993 · film · 85 min · dir. Luis Llosa · IMDb ↗IMDb4.4Outlaw Joam Garral makes a clandestine journey down the crocodile and piranha infested Amazon river to attend his daughter's marriage. Not only must he brave the dangers of the Amazonian jungles, but also the bounty hunter hot on his trail.
Fire on the Amazon1993 · film · 87 min · dir. Luis Llosa · IMDb ↗IMDb3.5When a well-known environmental researcher is murdered in the Amazon jungle, an arrogant photojournalist joins forces with a beautiful young activist to find out who is responsible. Along they way, they fall in love as they discover the men responsible for the killing would be more than willing to murder again if it will keep them quiet.
