We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen (English) Paperback Book

Description: We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen, Associate Professor Carsten Jensen INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. We, The Drowned is an epic novel about generations of men who go to sea and the women and children they leave behind. Filled with adventure, cannibals, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, forbidden passions, cowards, heroes, tragedies, love and survival -- this book takes its place among the greatest seafaring literature. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. We, The Drowned is an epic novel about generations of men who go to sea and the women and children they leave behind. Filled with adventure, cannibals, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, forbidden passions, cowards, heroes, tragedies, love, and survival, this book takes its place among the greatest seafaring literature. We, the Drowned is the story of the port town of Marstal, Denmark, whose inhabitants sailed the world from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War. The novel tells of ships wrecked and blown up in wars, of places of terror and violence that continue to lure each generation. The result is a brilliant seafaring novel, a gripping saga encompassing industrial growth, the years of expansion and exploration, the crucible of the first half of the twentieth century, and most of all, the sea."We, the Drowned sets sail beyond the narrow channels of the seafaring genre and approaches Tolstoy in its evocation of wars confusion, its power to stun victors and vanquished alike . . . A gorgeous, unsparing novel." -- Washington Post"A generational saga, a swashbuckling sailors tale, and the account of a small town coming into modernity--both Melville and Steinbeck might have been pleased to read it." -- New Republic Back Cover AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A THRILLING EPIC TALE OF THE SEA " We, the Drowned sets sail beyond the narrow channels of the seafaring genre and approaches Tolstoy in its evocation of wars confusion, its power to stun victors and vanquished alike . . . A gorgeous, unsparing novel." -- Washington Post "A generational saga, a swashbuckling sailors tale, and the account of a small town coming into modernity--both Melville and Steinbeck might have been pleased to read it." -- New Republic Hailed in Europe as an instant classic, We, the Drowned is the story of the port town of Marstal, Denmark, whose inhabitants sailed the world from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War. The novel tells of ships wrecked and blown up in wars, of places of terror and violence that continue to lure each generation; there are cannibals here, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, and miraculous survivals. The result is a brilliant seafaring novel, a gripping saga encompassing industrial growth, the years of expansion and exploration, the crucible of the first half of the twentieth century, and most of all, the sea. Called "one of the most exciting authors in Nordic literature" by Henning Mankell, Carsten Jensen has worked as a literary critic and a journalist, reporting from China, Cambodia, Latin America, the Pacific Islands, and Afghanistan. He lives in Copenhagen and Marstal. Flap Hailed in Europe as an instant classic, We, the Drowned is the story of the port town of Marstal, whose inhabitants sailed the worlds oceans aboard freight ships for centuries. Spanning over a hundred years, from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War-from the barren rocks of Newfoundland to the lush plantations of Samoa, from the roughest bars in Tasmania to the frozen coasts of northern Russia- We, the Drowned is a magnificent tale of love, war, and adventure, of the men who go to sea and the women they leave behind. Author Biography CARSTEN JENSEN has worked as a literary critic and a journalist, reporting from China, Cambodia, Latin America, the Pacific Islands, and Afghanistan. A runaway international bestseller, there are now more than 450,000 copies of We, The Drowned in print. Review We, The Drowned is "most memorable for the sheer gusto of its narrative. The author ennobles the old-fashioned art of storytelling by showing how the relating of a tale can itself foster a spirit of fellowship... We, The Drowned is itself a monument to the way that history can be made epic through legend." -The Wall Street Journal "As an epic of grand design, We, The Drowned is a thumping success." -The San Francisco Chronicle "Powerful reading for a long winters night... This gorgeous, unsparing novel ends during the last days of World War II with a captain struggling to bring his crew home after their ship is torpedoed. The sea is Marstals life and Jensens unstrained metaphor: luring the Marstallers away from home, offering uncertain passage and providing few harbors that are safe for long." -The Washington Post "From adventures on the storm-ravaged seas and in exotic lands, to battles in town over the shipping industry and family life, dozens of stories coalesce into an odyssey taut with action and drama and suffused with enough heart to satisfy readers who want more than the breakneck thrills of ships battling the elements." -Publishers Weekly (starred) "For all the brutality and suspense in the manner of Conrad, Melville, and Stevenson, Jensens oceanic novel (already a bestseller overseas and gorgeously translated) is tenderly human . . . Jensens resplendent saga, an epic voyage of the imagination, is mesmerizing in its unsparing drama, fascinating in its knowledge of the sea, wryly humorous, and profound in its embrace of compassion, reason, and justice." --Booklist (starred) "Expertly told . . . Jensen is a sympathetic storyteller with an eye for the absurd, with the result that if this novel descends from Moby-Dick, it also looks to The Tin Drum for inspiration . . . An elegant meditation on life, death, and the ways of the sea." --Kirkus Reviews "...vast and daring... rich, powerful and rewarding... one of the more engrossing literary vorages of recent years." -The Financial Times (UK) "Carsten Jensen is without doubt one of the most exciting authors in Nordic literature today. I always wait with great anticipation for his books. He is, in my opinion, completely unique as a story teller." --Henning Mankell "A novel of immense authority and ambition and beauty, by a master storyteller at the height of his powers. This is a book to sail into, to explore, to get lost in, but it is also a book that brings the reader, dazzled by wonders, home to the heart from which great stories come." --Joseph OConnor, author of Star of the Sea -- Review Quote We, the Drowned sets sail beyond the narrow channels of the seafaring genre and approaches Tolstoy in its evocation of wars confusion . . . [A] gorgeous, unsparing novel. Excerpt from Book The Boots Many years ago there lived a man called Laurids Madsen, who went up to Heaven and came down again, thanks to his boots. Description for Bookstore HMH Hardcover, 2011 978-0-15-101377-7 Details ISBN054773736X Author Associate Professor Carsten Jensen Short Title WE THE DROWNED Language English Translator Charlotte Barslund ISBN-10 054773736X ISBN-13 9780547737362 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2012 Publication Date 2012-05-22 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2012-05-22 NZ Release Date 2012-05-22 US Release Date 2012-05-22 UK Release Date 2012-05-22 Imprint Harper Perennial Pages 688 Publisher Harper Perennial Illustrations Maps Audience General Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:44245280;

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