The Kon-Tiki Expedition
1948 book by Thor Heyerdahl
First edition (Norwegian) | |
Author | Thor Heyerdahl |
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Original title | Kon-Tiki Ekspedisjonen |
Country | Norway |
Language | Norwegian |
Publisher | Gyldendal Norsk Forlag George Allen & Unwin (UK) |
Publication date | 1948 |
Published in English | 1950 |
Pages | 235 |
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.
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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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- The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South Seas
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- Kon-Tiki (1950)
- Galapagos (1955)
- Ra (1972)
- Heyerdahl Award
- Kon-Tiki Museum
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