The Kon-Tiki Expedition

1948 book by Thor Heyerdahl
The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas
First edition (Norwegian)
AuthorThor Heyerdahl
Original titleKon-Tiki Ekspedisjonen
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
PublisherGyldendal Norsk Forlag
George Allen & Unwin (UK)
Publication date
1948
Published in English
1950
Pages235

The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas (Norwegian: Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen) is a 1948 book by the Norwegian writer Thor Heyerdahl. It recounts Heyerdahl's experiences with the Kon-Tiki expedition, where he travelled across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa tree raft. The book was first published in Norway on 2 November 1948, and sold out in 15 days.[1] By 1961, the book had been translated into at least 55 languages.[2] According to a 2013 movie about the expedition the book had been translated into more than 70 languages and sold more than 50 million copies.

References

  1. ^ Andersson, Axel (2010). A Hero for the Atomic Age: Thor Heyerdahl and The Kon-Tiki Expedition. Witney: Peter Lang. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-906165-31-4.
  2. ^ Nicholls, Alan (30 November 1961). "Kon-Tiki". The Age. David Syme and Co. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

External links

  • A. C. (1950). "Reviewed Work: The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft across the South Seas by Thor Heyerdahl". The Geographical Journal. 116 (1/3): 106. doi:10.2307/1789527. JSTOR 1789527.
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