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[NANSEN] is a rare thing, a work of immense scholarship blazing with insight... (Beryl Bainbridge, LITERARY REVIEW )
[Huntford's] NANSEN has been longawaited. It is a triumph ... a hugely satisfying biography (Paul Theroux, GUARDIAN )
It is a book which takes us outward through the life of another and from there inward into our own. What more can you ask of a biography? (DAILY TELEGRAPH )
Roland Huntford has captured something of the restless romantic within. It is an accomplished biography at every level. (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
[Huntford's] NANSEN has been longawaited. It is a triumph ... a hugely satisfying biography (Paul Theroux, GUARDIAN )
It is a book which takes us outward through the life of another and from there inward into our own. What more can you ask of a biography? (DAILY TELEGRAPH )
Roland Huntford has captured something of the restless romantic within. It is an accomplished biography at every level. (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
Paul Theroux, Guardian
'[Huntford's] NANSEN has been longawaited. It is a triumph ... a hugely satisfying biography'
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Fridtjof Nansen was born in Christiania, as Oslo, the capital of Norway was then called, on 10 October 1861. Read the first page
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Having lived i Norway for many years, I thought it was about time I knew a little more about this Nansen fellow. I was quite blown away by Huntford's book. With its wealth of detail, it loses nothing on the second and even third reading. It sent me on a quest to find out more about this increadible man. Self-confidant, daring and challenging, yet melancholic and self-searching Nansen was a complex and charismatic figure. From pioneer work on the nervous system, to artic travels, skiing, oceanography, history, art, diplomacy and humanitarian work, Nansen had a hand in just about everything going on in Norway and Europe during his adult life.
Having delved into some of the source material since reading this book, I don't quite agree with all of Huntford's interpretation of his personal characteristics, which he tends to oversimplyfy and overstate. (his relationship with his children, for example) But these are only trifling "complaints."
Nansen may have a more local appeal than the Scott/Amundsen saga. However, if you want to be inspired by someone who really lived upto the phrase "just do it" Nansen is your man, and this is the book for you.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I had read and enjoyed both the Amudsen/Scott and Shackleton books.This is another big book but still very enjoyable. The main attraction to me was to read more about Nansen's drift on Fram and attempt on North Pole. This desription is very well written and an amazing story. The last part of the book focuses on Nansen as a "diplomat". I found some parts a bit dull but did learn more about the incrediable man.
I had come to Nansen after reading about Scott, Amuudsen, Mawson, Franklin, Cook, Peary etc.. I wish I had started with Nansen as in some ways he was the grandfather of polar exploration
I had come to Nansen after reading about Scott, Amuudsen, Mawson, Franklin, Cook, Peary etc.. I wish I had started with Nansen as in some ways he was the grandfather of polar exploration
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Another in Huntford's excellent series of Polar Biographies. The book roughly divides into three parts. Nansen's first Greenland crossing, his drift with Fram and attempt on the North Pole, and his political life thereafter. Not quite as gripping as Huntford's books on Shackleton and Scott/Amundsen, but well worth a read if you enjoyed those two.
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The Most Comprehensive Nansen Biography
I am familiar with seven Nansen biographies and Huntford's is the most comprehensive, realistic and detailed. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2010 by Ben J Korgen
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Very well researched biography. Described the development of Nansen's character and his relationships with contemporaries. Read more
Published on 8 May 2009 by Mr. R. Burridge
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