![]() ![]() His fascination with the Endurance expedition began as a small boy, when his father first told him that he had been south with Shackleton. Experience one of the greatest adventure stories of the modern age in this New York Times bestseller: the harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole. ![]() He was born in South Africa, studied under JM Coetzee and Andre Brink, and currently divides his time between Cape Town, the UK and a hillside on the Greek Peloponnese. He's the author of five books which have been translated into seven languages, including Spanish, Estonian and Portuguese. EBOOK P.D. In October 1915, still half a continent away from their intended base, the ship was trapped. If this story tells us anything, it’s that in the face of self-inflicted natural disaster, we can still pull off a miracle or two.įrom the bottom of the Weddell sea, Endurance still whispers that not all is lost, and not foreverĭARREL BRISTOW-BOVEY is a prize-winning screenwriter, travel writer, and a newspaper and magazine columnist. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland. Drawing on literature, natural history, personal memoir and the thrilling epics of polar adventure, this is a celebration of the human spirit. A timeless story of perseverance, leadership, and the human will to survive. Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance was discovered below the Antarctic ice in March 2022, 106 years after it sank, the world thrilled anew with one of the greatest survival stories of all time.Īcclaimed South African writer Darrel Bristow-Bovey has a deeply personal relationship with the story of Endurance and in this lyrical journey into past and present, into humanity and the natural world, above and below the Antarctic ice, he revisits the famous story wondering why it seems to mean more today than ever before. Alfred Lansing (J 1975) was an American journalist and writer, best known for his book Endurance (1959), an account of Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic explorations. ‘Beautiful, thrilling, heroic and kind.’ – Claire Robertson Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 26.29 - 32.39 Paperback 5.89 - 14.13 Mass Market Paperback 77.49 Audio CD - Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good 6.39 Good 6.19 Acceptable 5.89 New 14.13 See All 40 Editions from 4. ‘Tender, heartfelt and lyrical.’ - Petina Gappah ‘Engaging and absorbing, a tale about exploring the cold told with much warmth.’ – Mick Herron The Endurance thrillingly recounts one of the last great adventures in the Heroic Age of exploration-perhaps the greatest of them all. ![]()
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