{"product_id":"the-long-ships-paperback","title":"The Long Ships - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrans G. Bengtsson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Chabon\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMichael Meyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beloved Viking saga and masterpiece of historical fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Ships\u003c\/i\u003e is a high spirited adventure that stretches from Scandinavia to Spain, England, Ireland, and beyond. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrans Gunnar Bengtsson's \u003ci\u003eThe Long Ships\u003c\/i\u003e resurrects the fantastic world of the tenth century AD when the Vikings roamed and rampaged from the northern fastnesses of Scandinavia down to the Mediterranean. Bengtsson's hero, Red Orm--canny, courageous, and above all lucky--is only a boy when he is abducted from his Danish home by the Vikings and made to take his place at the oars of their dragon-prowed ships. Orm is then captured by the Moors in Spain, where he is initiated into the pleasures of the senses and fights for the Caliph of Cordova. Escaping from captivity, Orm washes up in Ireland, where he marvels at those epicene creatures, the Christian monks, and from which he then moves on to play an ever more important part in the intrigues of the various Scandinavian kings and clans and dependencies. Eventually, Orm contributes to the Viking defeat of the army of the king of England and returns home an off-the-cuff Christian and a very rich man, though back on his native turf new trials and tribulations will test his cunning and determination. Packed with pitched battles and blood feuds and told throughout with wit and high spirits, Bengtsson's book is a splendid adventure that features one of the most unexpectedly winning heroes in modern fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrans G. Bengtsson (1894-1954) was born and raised in the southern Swedish province of Skåne, the son of an estate manager. His early writings, including a doctoral thesis on Geoffrey Chaucer and two volumes of poetry written in what were considered antiquated verse forms, revealed a career-long interest in historical literary modes and themes. Bengtsson was a prolific translator (of \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost, The Song of Roland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e), essayist (he published five collections of his writings, mostly on literary and military topics), and biographer (his two-volume biography of Charles XII won the Swedish Academy's annual prize in 1938). In 1941 he published Roede Orm, sjoefarare i vaesterled (\u003ci\u003eRed Orm at Home and on the Western Way\u003c\/i\u003e), followed, in 1945, by\u003ci\u003e Roede Orm, hemma i oesterled\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eRed Orm at Home and on the Eastern Way\u003c\/i\u003e). The two books were published in a single volume in the United States and England in 1955 as \u003ci\u003eThe Long Ships\u003c\/i\u003e. During the Second World War, Bengtsson was outspoken in his opposition to the Nazis, refusing to allow for a Norwegian translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Long Ships\u003c\/i\u003e while the country was still under German occupation. He died in 1954 after a long illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Meyer (1921-2000) was a translator, novelist, biographer, and playwright, best known for his translations of the works of Ibsen and Strindberg. His biography of Ibsen won the Whitbread Prize for Biography in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Chabon is the author of twelve books, including T\u003ci\u003ehe Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Wonder Boys, The Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Klay, The Yiddish Policeman's Union\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eManhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Berkeley, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987940835629,"sku":"9781590173466","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/T3N5a3dBeThONmczRVI2WDdHclViQT09.webp?v=1776188371","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-long-ships-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}