The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
van David Grann
Waarom lezen
This is narrative history at its most gripping. Grann reconstructs the ill-fated 1740 voyage of a British warship and its descent into catastrophe off the Patagonian coast. Beyond the sheer adrenaline of extreme survival, it offers a fascinating psychological puzzle and courtroom drama as conflicting factions return home with drastically different accounts of what transpired on the desolate island.
Waar te krijgen
For listening, the English audiobook is narrated by Dion Graham and is available on Storytel, Nextory, BookBeat, Kobo Plus, Audible, and Apple Books in the Netherlands. You can also borrow the audiobook or ebook via the Dutch Online Bibliotheek (using the Libby / OverDrive system for English titles). Physical and digital editions are widely stocked across Dutch booksellers such as Bol.com, Athenaeum Boekhandel, and Waterstones Amsterdam.
Wat je kunt verwachten
Pacing is brisk and cinematic, unfolding with the tension of a psychological thriller while remaining strictly factual. The difficulty is accessible to general readers, though packed with rich maritime and historical detail. Content notes include graphic depictions of scurvy and starvation, extreme physical suffering, violence, and instances of cannibalism under duress.
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