by Carsten Jensen · Gyldendal · tapa dura · ISBN 9788702063301
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«Sidste rejse» is the partially biographical novel by Carsten Jensen, published by Gyldendal in hardback (323 pages, in Danish).
The novel follows Danish painter Carl Rasmussen, who in 1893 travels to Greenland on the brig Perú to recover the inspiration of his youth. The journey turns into a relentless examination of conscience: renowned for his scenes of seafaring life in Marstal, he feels torn between family stability and his great love, Henrietta.
The action takes place between Denmark and Greenland at the end of the 19th century. The original edition appeared in 2007.
For readers of Scandinavian historical fiction, with a sea voyage, painting and personal reflection.
Carsten Jensen is a Danish author and political columnist. He first earned recognition as a literary critic for the Copenhagen daily, Politiken. His books, including I Have Seen the World Begin (1996), deal with knowledge of the world. For this novel he won the Danish booksellers award De Gyldne Laurbær in 1996. The year 2006 saw the publication of his novel Vi, de druknede, a chronicle about the birth of modern Denmark, seen through the history of his hometown Marstal.
