Spanning four generations, two world wars and a hundred years, We, The Drowned is an epic tale of adventure, ruthlessness and passion. ISBN: 9781860468711 SKU: 1378685 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the. A magnificent epic of war, the sea, and the men and women caught in its powerful grasp. This 2002 The Harvill Press Paperback is in Good condition. Spanning four generations, two world wars and a hundred years, We, The Drowned is an epic tale of advent. Carsten Jensen OUP Oxford, Political Science - 172 pages 0 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified The Right and the. Among them is the daredevil Laurids Madsen, who promptly escapes again into the anonymity of the high seas. Not all of them return - and those who do will never be the same. This is a novel destined to take its place among the greatest seafaring literature. In 1848 a motley crew of Danish sailors sets sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. 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.

His bestselling novel Vi, de druknede (We, the Drowned) has been published in more than a dozen countries and sold more than 500,000 copies world-wide.A magnificent epic of war, the sea, and the men and women caught in its powerful grasp. His many travels have taken Carsten Jensen to both Balkan and Afghanistan where he has reported on the wars, the atrocities committed and the political motivation behind Danish presence in these war zones.Īs a writer of literary fiction Carsten Jensen is equally successful.

He was awarded the Golden Laurels in 1997 for the former, the most coveted literary prize in Denmark, but had received critical acclaim previous to the award for his essays and articles such as Sjælen sidder i øjet (1985) (The Windows of the Soul) and Jorden i munden (1991) (Earth in the Mouth). from the Danish by Charlotte Barslund with Emma Ryder, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 28 (688p) ISBN 978-0-15-101377-7 An international hit, this bold seafaring epic spans. In 2009 Carsten Jensen was awarded the prestigious Olof Palme Prize for his “work, in word and deed, to defend the weak and vulnerable as well in his own country as around the world”.Īn avid traveller, Carsten Jensen has produced several critically acclaimed travel biographies, the most famous of which are probably Jeg har set verden begynde (I Have Seen the World Begin) from 1996 and Jeg har hørt et stjerneskud (I Have Heard a Shooting Star) from the following year. His contributions provide food not only for thought but also for debate. This book introduces the Welfare State Reform Dataset: an original dataset with > 1500 reform events for 13 policy instruments in an institutionally diverse set. Carsten Jensen, Danish author, born 1952, is widely considered one of Denmark’s finest, most outspoken and critical participants in the public debate.

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