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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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A review of the novel by the [http://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/we-the-drowned-3/ Washington Independent Review of Books], states that: "Thanks to Carsten’s vibrant storytelling, the reader cares deeply about the young sea captain’s internal struggle. With death all around, life makes its mark in surprising ways – and all these factors shape the sailor and engross the reader." |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 05:02, 23 October 2012
| Author | Carsten Jensen |
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| Original title | Vi, de druknede |
| Translator | Charlotte Barslund with Emma Ryder |
| Language | Danish |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Gyldendal |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Publication place | Denmark |
Published in English | April 1, 2010 |
| Pages | 693 |
We, the Drowned (Danish: Vi, de druknede) is a 2006 novel by Danish writer Carsten Jensen.[1] It was first published in English on April 1, 2010, by Harvill Secker in the United Kingdom; it was first published in the United States on February 9, 2011, by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Plot
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.
See also
References
- ^ Colville, Liz (February 23, 2011). "Dive into a Danish tale of seafarers and dreamers". NPR. Retrieved February 23, 2011.