The Chronicle of Akakor

by Karl Brugger, Tatunca

English, German (translation)

Genres: History, Nonfiction

233 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Denver Michaels · Rating 4 out of 5]

You need to understand upfront that this book is about 99.5% bullshit. It is because of the bullshit factor that I can't give it a five-star rating. Just google "Tatunca Nara" and read some of the stories; the man is not an Indian chief entrusted with the secrets of a lost civilization. At best, he suffers from a mental illness—at worst, he is a cold-blooded serial killer.

With that in mind, if you decide to read The Chronicle of Akakor, you will find a well-written and extremely entertaining book—a true page turner. I would go as far as to say that aspects of the make-believe story in the book are quite fascinating. Legendary author Erich von Däniken summed it up best in the Preface:

"Incidentally, The Chronicle of Akakor fits accurately into the picture that is familiar to mythologists all around the world. Gods came from "the sky," instructed the first humans, left some mysterious apparatus behind, and disappeared again "into the sky." The devastating disasters described by Tatunca Nara can be linked in the most minute detail to Immanuel Velikovsky’s Worlds in Collision...Also, the assertion that certain parts of South America are riddled with artificial subterranean passages cannot shock the expert."

Though this book is mostly bullshit, there is some value in reading it...

[Fernando · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to read this book 12 years ago and it was out of print in Europe. To add more mystery to Akakor in me, at that time i read from one or two italian-german bloggers that the author Karl Brugguer was shot to death while walking on the beach in Brazil. This story was made up by a german named Hansi Richard Gunther Hauck who abandoned his boring life in Europe to become Tatunca Nara; a half breed invented german-amazonian indian. A self made chief who has been investigated and tracken down in amazonia by the famous german magazine Der Spiegel after some traits of the lost kingdom of Akakor were used in the film "The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull". Brugger was scammed by Tatunca, and there are other three mysterious deaths of people who were on the trails of Akakor.

[José Luis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inquietante libro que, al menos, induce a recapacitar acerca de la historia de la Humanidad, sobre todo en lo que se refiere a las regiones amazónicas.
No menos inquietante es enterarse después que su autor fue asesinado en 1984 por un tirador anónimo que le disparó a quemarropa mientras paseaba con un amigo por la playa de Ipanema y justo cuando, presuntamente, estaba preparando la publicación de más datos que complementarían las informaciones vertidas en su libro.

[Randall Salazar · Rating 5 out of 5]

La historia que nos cuenta Tatunca sobre su pueblo y el origen de los Ugah Mongulala es casi de ficción pero presentada junto con datos cronológicos que conocemos quw la hacen mas creible , junto con los Incas y Aztecas e incluso los pueblos fundados cerca de Ofir. Parte de la historia antes de la conquista española y portuguesa que no nos enseñan por alguna razón.

[Marco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Libro leggero senza pretese che si fa consumare rapidamente,trattando argomenti noti in salsa amazzone. Consigliato sotto l'ombrellone al posto dei tabloid.

[Lau · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 estrellas

[R. Josue Gonzàlez · Rating 5 out of 5]

habia escuchado sobre el pequeño detalle de la luna, ahora todo tiene sentido.

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, these stories are probably not true, but boy do they ever encourage the mind to wander freely in that realm of imagination and possibilities.