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| '''''We, the Drowned''''' ({{lang-da|'''Vi, de druknede'''}}) is a 2006 novel by ] writer ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/2011/02/23/133964690/dive-into-a-danish-tale-of-seafarers-and-dreamers |first=Liz |last=Colville |title=Dive into a Danish tale of seafarers and dreamers |publisher=NPR |date=February 23, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2011}}</ref> It was first published in English on April 1, 2010, by ] in the ]; it was first published in the United States on February 9, 2011, by ]. | '''''We, the Drowned''''' ({{lang-da|'''Vi, de druknede'''}}) is a 2006 novel by ] writer ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/2011/02/23/133964690/dive-into-a-danish-tale-of-seafarers-and-dreamers |first=Liz |last=Colville |title=Dive into a Danish tale of seafarers and dreamers |publisher=NPR |date=February 23, 2011 |accessdate=February 23, 2011}}</ref> It was first published in English on April 1, 2010, by ] in the ]; it was first published in the United States on February 9, 2011, by ]. | ||
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| In 1848, a motley crew of Danish sailors sets sail from the small island town of ] 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== | ==See also== | ||
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| 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 (Template:Lang-da) is a 2006 novel by Danish writer Carsten Jensen. 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.
See also
References
- Colville, Liz (February 23, 2011). "Dive into a Danish tale of seafarers and dreamers". NPR. Retrieved February 23, 2011.