The Lofoten islands in Norway are as isolated and forbidding as they are majestic. In this true story, two friends, the author and the eccentric artist Hugo Aasjord, set out onto the icy waters surrounding the islands. Their quest: to pursue the infamous Greenland shark-a massive creature that can grow to twenty-six feet in length and more than a ton in weight-from a tiny rubber boat. But the shark is not known for its size alone: its meat contains a toxin that, when consumed, has been known to make people drunk and hallucinatory. Together, the two men tackle existential questions, survive the world's most powerful maelstrom, and, yes, get drunk, as they attempt to understand the ocean from every possible angle, drawing on poetry, science, history, ecology, mythology, and their own, sometimes intoxicated, observations.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781101972939
Publisert
2018-06-12
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Vintage
Vekt
270 gr
Høyde
205 mm
Bredde
132 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
Voksen
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet