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A red hut sits on the crest of a hill. It has a thatched roof and green shutters.

Reading Denmark: We, The Drowned by Carsten Jensen

Translated by Charlotte Barslund with Emma Ryder, the story follows several generations of fishermen from Marstal, a town located on the island of Ærø, in southern Denmark. We follow Laurids Madsen into battle against the rebelling Germans in 1848. Then his son, Albert, on a round-the-world voyage searching for answers. Finally, we see the Second World War through the eyes of Albert’s stepson, Knud Erik, a captain in the British Navy.