by Anna Enquist · btb Taschenbuch · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783442737765
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«Letzte Reise» is the historical novel by Anna Enquist, published by btb Taschenbuch in paperback (413 pages, in German).
The novel follows Elizabeth Batts, wife of James Cook, waiting in 1775 for the return of his second great expedition. It portrays a life of absence and solitude: Cook puts science and exploration before family life. Alternating both voices, the author depicts a woman ahead of her time and the human cost of great discoveries.
It reached German, translated from Dutch by Hanni Ehlers, with the original title «De thuiskomst» (2005). It belongs to volume 73776 of the btb collection.
Recommended by Elke Heidenreich, it is aimed at readers of historical fiction and tales of maritime exploration.
Anna Enquist is the pen name of one of the more popular authors in the Netherlands, Christa Widlund-Broer. She is known for both her poetry and her novels.
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