Bibliograph

Shark drunk, the art of catching a large shark from a tiny rubber dinghy in a big ocean, Morten Strøksnes ; translated from the Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally

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Shark drunk, the art of catching a large shark from a tiny rubber dinghy in a big ocean, Morten Strøksnes ; translated from the Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-307)

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mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shark drunk

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

959950016

Responsibility statement

Morten Strøksnes ; translated from the Norwegian by Tiina Nunnally

Sub title

the art of catching a large shark from a tiny rubber dinghy in a big ocean

Summary

In the great depths surrounding the Lofoten islands in Norway lives the infamous Greenland shark. At twenty-six feet in length and weighing more than a ton, it is truly a beast to behold. But the shark is not just known for its size alone: its meat contains a toxin that, when consumed, has been known to make people drunk and hallucinatory. Shark Drunk is the true story of two friends, the author and the eccentric artist Hugo Aasjord, as they embark on a wild pursuit of the famed creature--from a tiny rubber boat. 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.--, Provided by publisher

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