This is an epic drama of adventure, courage,
ruthlessness and passion by one of Scandinavia's most
acclaimed storytellers. 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. As soon as he is
old enough, his son Albert sets off in search of his
missing father on a voyage that will take him to the
furthest reaches of the globe and into the clutches of
the most nefarious company. Bearing a mysterious
shrunken head, and plagued by premonitions of bloodshed,
he returns to a town increasingly run by women - among
them a widow intent on liberating all men from the
tyranny of the sea. 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'' spans four
generations, two world wars and a hundred years. Carsten
Jensen conjures a wise, humorous, thrilling story of
fathers and sons, of the women they love and leave
behind, and of the sea's murderous promise.This is a
novel destined to take its place among the greatest
seafaring literature. |
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