Ebook {Epub PDF} We the Drowned by Carsten Jensen

We, the Drowned. by. Carsten Jensen, Charlotte Barslund (Translator), Liz Jensen (Translator), Emma Ryder (Translation) · Rating details · 8, ratings · 1, reviews. It is an epic drama of adventure, courage, ruthlessness and passion by one of Scandinavia’s most acclaimed storytellers/5(K).  · Jensen, the son of a sailor, has set We, the Drowned in the Danish port city of Marstal, where generations of his own family have lived their lives and shore bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 5 mins.  · His “we” is rather like the chorus of Greek tragedy—homogeneous and boundless, sometimes judging and always interpreting. The “we” of We, Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins.

Carsten Jensen's debut novel has taken the world by storm. Already hailed in Europe as an instant classic, We, the Drowned is the story of the port town of Marstal, whose inhabitants have sailed the world's oceans aboard freight ships for centuries. Spanning over a hundred years, from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of the Second World War, and from the barren rocks of Newfoundland. Buy We, The Drowned by Jensen, Carsten, Barslund, Charlotte (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. WE, THE DROWNED is the title of an adventurous novel by Carsten Jensen, about the greatness and fall of Marstal, his city of birth - a tale about bold sailors, who defy fate, death and family in order to conquer the sea.

We, the Drowned. by Carsten Jensen, translated from the Danish by Charlotte Barslund, with Emma Ryder (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; $28) March 6, Facebook. It covers sailors experiences over three wars. Carsten Jensen researched the history of Marstal and the stories are loosely based on true events. “That’s the strange thing about a good story. No pleasure if you can’t share it.”-Carsten Jensen, We, the Drowned. 25 comments. We the Drowned by Carsten Jensen There's a sameness about the lives of sailors before the mast and miners below ground and whether you drown at sea when a ship goes down in a howling gail or die of starvation and foul air after a mine collapse the result is the same and men feel powerless to act in their own defence.