We, The Drowned

ISBN-13: 9780099512967 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 704 str.

Carsten Jensen

Opis

In 1848 Danish sailors set sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. Those who return will never be the same again. Laurids Madsen soon escapes into the anonymity of the high seas. As soon as he is old enough, his son Albert sets off in search of his missing father, taking him to the furthest reaches of the globe.

Recenzje

A magnificent addition to the canon of seafaring writing, a brilliant new reworking of the ancient theme...the pages glow with wonderfully imagined pictures... The language is all you could hope for in a sea novel: sinewy and simple, often surprisingly beautiful Vanora Bennett The Times

O autorze

Carsten Jensen was born in 1952. He first made his name as a columnist and literary critic. As a journalist he has reported from many regions of conflict, including the Balkans and most recently, Afghanistan. His essays, novels and travel books have won numerous literary awards, including the coveted Golden Laurels and the Danish Bank Literary Prize. In 2010 he received the prestigious Olof Palme Prize, awarded for his contribution to the defence of human rights. We, the Drowned has sold more than 300,000 copies in Scandinavia alone and was voted best Danish novel of the past 25 years.