Someone Finally Conquered the ‘World’s Longest Treasure Hunt’
It took over three decades—exactly 31 years, five months, and nine days, for those keeping score at home—for someone to ...
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Decadeslong Treasure Hunt Believed to Come to an End After Person Finds Owl Statuette Buried in 1993
Author and hunt creator Max Valentin released his book, 'On the Trail of the Golden Owl,' in 1993 — spawning decades of searching in France Getty A decadeslong treasure hunt that has been ...
Leave the World Behind author Rumaan Alam: ‘The authors I’ve read the most are like my own private university’
As the ‘Leave the World Behind’ author releases his second novel, ‘Entitlement’, he reveals the book that first obsessed him, ...
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Berks Book Bonanza a joyful treasure hunt [Opinion]
With books arranged neither alphabetically nor by author, it’s truly a treasure hunt. Although it can be a source of frustration, it’s also part of the appeal. We didn’t find everything we ...
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World’s longest treasure hunt over as 31-year search for mystery item ends
The armchair treasure hunt book was created in 1993 by communications expert Régis Hauser under the pseudonym “Max Valentin” and illustrated by artist Michel Becker. Readers were challenged ...
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A Treasure Hunt for an Ornate Golden Owl Buried in France Has Ended After 31 Years
The search began with a picture book—On the Trail of the Golden Owl—by author Régis Hauser and artist Michel Becker. Since its publication in 1993, treasure ... post on the hunt’s ...
Someone Finally Conquered the Longest Treasure Hunt
After Regis Hauser's death, Michel Becker, co-creator and illustrator, took charge of continuing the treasure hunt. With ...