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Opdagelsesrejsende og grønlandsfarer Peter Freuchen fortæller her på skønlitterær vis den fængslende historie om en fattig grønlandsk kvinde, der påstår at have født den hellige ånds barn.
Peter Freuchen (1886-1957). Dansk forfatter og journalist. Skrev især om sine mange ekspeditioner som opdagelsesrejsende, blandt andet sammen med Knud Rasmussen, med hvem han i 1910 etablerede en udforskningsstation i Thule. Peter Freuchens ekspeditioner gik som oftest til de hårdføre og endnu uudforskede arktiske områder, men i 1935 besøgte han tillige Afrika. Hans forfatterskab er bredt og strækker sig fra rejseskildringer til romaner og selvbiografiske værker – gennemsyret af stor passion.
Peter Freuchen (1886-1957). Dansk forfatter og journalist. Skrev især om sine mange ekspeditioner som opdagelsesrejsende, blandt andet sammen med Knud Rasmussen, med hvem han i 1910 etablerede en udforskningsstation i Thule. Peter Freuchens ekspeditioner gik som oftest til de hårdføre og endnu uudforskede arktiske områder, men i 1935 besøgte han tillige Afrika. Hans forfatterskab er bredt og strækker sig fra rejseskildringer til romaner og selvbiografiske værker – gennemsyret af stor passion.
340 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1944
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Peter Freuchen
84 books99 followersPeter Freuchen, born Lorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen was a Danish explorer, writer and traveler.
He spent many years in Thule, Greenland, living with the Polar Inuit. He worked with Knud Rasmussen, crossing the Greenland icecap with him. In 1935, Freuchen visited South Africa, and by the end of the decade, he had travelled to Siberia.
In 1938 he founded The Adventurer's Club (Eventyrernes Klub in Danish), which still exists. They later honoured his memory by planting an oak tree and creating an Eskimo cairn near the place, where he left Denmark for Greenland back in 1906.
He was also employed by the movie industry as a consultant and scriptwriter, specializing in Arctic-related scripts. Most notably MGM's Oscar winning Eskimo/Mala The Magnificent starring Ray Mala. In 1956, he won $64,000 on The $64,000 Question, an American TV quiz-show on the subject "The Seven Seas".
During World War II, Freuchen was actively involved with the Danish resistance movement against the Germans, despite having lost a leg to frost bite in 1926. He was imprisoned for a time by the Germans.
He spent many years in Thule, Greenland, living with the Polar Inuit. He worked with Knud Rasmussen, crossing the Greenland icecap with him. In 1935, Freuchen visited South Africa, and by the end of the decade, he had travelled to Siberia.
In 1938 he founded The Adventurer's Club (Eventyrernes Klub in Danish), which still exists. They later honoured his memory by planting an oak tree and creating an Eskimo cairn near the place, where he left Denmark for Greenland back in 1906.
He was also employed by the movie industry as a consultant and scriptwriter, specializing in Arctic-related scripts. Most notably MGM's Oscar winning Eskimo/Mala The Magnificent starring Ray Mala. In 1956, he won $64,000 on The $64,000 Question, an American TV quiz-show on the subject "The Seven Seas".
During World War II, Freuchen was actively involved with the Danish resistance movement against the Germans, despite having lost a leg to frost bite in 1926. He was imprisoned for a time by the Germans.
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