Shark drunk : the art of catching a large shark from a tiny rubber dinghy in a big ocean through four seasons / Morten Strøksnes ; translated by Tiina Nunnally.

By:

Strøksnes, Morten Andreas, 1965- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Nunnally, Tiina, translator, 1952- [translator.]

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Original language: Norwegian Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 2017Edition: First editionDescription: 307pages 18cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Audience:

General

ISBN:

9780451493484 (hardcover)

Uniform titles:

Havboka. English.

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Shark drunkDDC classification:

338.3/727309481 23

LOC classification:

SH691.S4 S7713 2017

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Idaho Springs Public Library	ANF	338.3 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	30404100184884

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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