Erling Kagge - Mein Nordpol - Lesung in englischer Sprache

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An Evening with Erling Kagge: A Live Reading and Q&A

On his seventh birthday, Erling received a globe from his parents. He spun it, turning and looking at countries and seas, until his gaze fixed on the very top. That was the North Pole, amidst a blue-gray expanse. Could one travel there? And who traveled there? He read adventure books, accompanied Thor Heyerdal on his expeditions, and skied with Fridtjof Nansen. He delved into the tales of the first successful polar travelers and the reports of countless others who never returned from their expeditions. Eventually, he became an adventurer himself. On May 4, 1990, together with Børge Ousland, he reached the place of his childhood dreams, after having pulled their sleds through cold, ice, and snow for 59 days. While preparing, he was obsessed with the idea of proving himself to everyone, but upon reaching his destination, his attitude changed. Wasn't it much more about the journey there? About the special relationship with the "navel of the world," about the ice that progressive climate change is rapidly melting? "The story of the North Pole is the story of our relationship with nature," says Erling Kagge. Erling Kagge has written his own biography of the North Pole. It is a highly personal, philosophical, climate-political, informative - and above all exciting - approach to this unique and incomparable place.

Reading with Erling Kagge in English
Erling received a globe from his parents for his seventh birthday. He turned it, turned it and looked at countries and oceans until his gaze got stuck on the top point. In the middle of a blue-grey area was the North Pole. And who traveled there? He read adventure books, accompanied Thor Heyerdal on his expeditions, skied with Fridtjof Nansen. He studied the stories of the first successful polar travelers and the reports of the uncounted who did not return from their expeditions. Eventually he became an adventurer himself. On May 4, 1990, together with Børge Ousland, he reached the place he longed for as a child. After 59 days of pulling their sledges through the cold, ice and snow. While he was obsessed with the idea of proving it to everyone during the preparations, his attitude changed at the finish. Wasn't it more about the journey there? About the special relationship with the navel of the world, about the ice that is rapidly melting as climate change progresses? "The story of the North Pole is the story of our relationship with nature," says Erling Kagge. Erling Kagge has written his own biography of the North Pole. It is a highly personal, philosophical, climate-political, instructive - and above all exciting - approach to this one incomparable place.

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Normal price: 15,00€
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