We, The Drowned
Carsten Jensen author Charlotte Barslund translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:7th Apr '11
Should be back in stock very soon
A magnificent epic of war, the sea, and the men and women caught in its powerful grasp.
In 1848 a motley crew of Danish sailors sets sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans.
Spanning four generations, two world wars and a hundred years, We, The Drowned is an epic tale of adventure, ruthlessness and passion.
In 1848 a motley crew of Danish sailors sets sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. Not all of them return - and those who do will never be the same. Among them is the daredevil Laurids Madsen, who promptly escapes again into the anonymity of the high seas.
Spanning four generations, two world wars and a hundred years, We, The Drowned is an epic tale of adventure, ruthlessness and passion.
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 *
Carsten Jensen is unquestionably one of the most exciting authors writing in Scandinavia today. I always look forward hugely to his books. He is, in my opinion, an utterly unique story-teller -- Henning Mankell
An epic tale * Independent *
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. Meet Carsten Jensen halfway and you're spellbound -- Joseph O'Connor
Impressive... one of the more engrossing literary voyages of recent years... rich, powerful and rewarding * Financial Times *
ISBN: 9780099512967
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 40mm
Weight: 482g
704 pages