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Canadian novelist steven heighton takes the historical accounts, tysons published book on the astounding sixmonths survival in the arctic as the starting point for this extraordinary novel. In 1871, during an expedition to the north pole, the ship polaris was caught in ice off the coast of greenland. Buy afterlands book online at best prices in india on. Afterlands by steven heighton overdrive rakuten overdrive. After being rescued from the floe, the real tyson went on to write a book called. His most recent book, the novel the nightingale wont let you sleep, was published in 2017. Steven heighton is the author of twelve books, including the short story collections flight paths of the emperor and on earth as it is. He has also written several books of poetry, short fiction, and essays. Heightons work has received numerous awards and has been translated into nine languages. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. This gripping novel of arctic survival, brilliantly written by an author who has been described as a young ondaatje, is based on one of the most r. The novel has been optioned for film by pall grimsson and is in preproduction. With afterlands he may receive more than a nomination. But the expedition was a failure, and half of the party nineteen men, women and children of different nationalitieswere cast adrift on an ice floe off the coast of ellesmere island, where they endured six desperate months of starvation, bloodshed and other horrors.
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