Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage.
On April 28, 1947, Heyerdahl and five other adventurers sailed from Peru on a balsa log raft. After three months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, whales, and sharks, they sighted land -- the Polynesian island of Puka Puka.
Translated into sixty-five languages, Kon-Tiki is a classic, inspiring tale of daring and courage -- a magnificent saga of men against the sea.
Pocket Books' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader. This edition of Kon-Tiki has been prepared by an editorial committee headed by Harry Shefter, professor of English at New York University. It includes a foreword by the author, a selection of critical excerpts, notes, an index, and a unique visual essay of the voyage.
《孤筏重洋》这本书,或者说是这场探险。源自作者托尔·海尔达尔的一个想法。 十年前(1937),刚刚大学毕业的海尔达尔与新婚妻子来到太平洋一个名叫法图黑伐的小岛上居住。他们决心远离文明社会的庇护, 住在一间自己动手盖的棚屋里,吃森林和海洋出产的食物,收集生物标本,...
评分感觉最多三星半吧,这个翻译实在太差劲,没用的注释标了不少,还有很多错误的注释误人子弟 。而且书中没有地图,很多场景读了好几遍也没脑补出来。尾声这部分加进来虽然多了一些成员后续,但是感觉不如不加,其他的完全可以在另一部书中提现。不过作者应该是为了证明自己,在这...
评分感觉最多三星半吧,这个翻译实在太差劲,没用的注释标了不少,还有很多错误的注释误人子弟 。而且书中没有地图,很多场景读了好几遍也没脑补出来。尾声这部分加进来虽然多了一些成员后续,但是感觉不如不加,其他的完全可以在另一部书中提现。不过作者应该是为了证明自己,在这...
评分如果全世界都觉得你提出的理论是错误的,而你有一个证明自己对的机会你会不会去证明?如果这个证明可能付出生命的代价呢? 《孤伐重洋》是挪威历史上最畅销的书,翻译成几十种语言,畅销70年。 在1947年,在经历了来自各种专家和出版社的拒绝和嘲笑以后,作者为了证明自己提出...