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.
 First edition (Norwegian) | |
| Author | Thor Heyerdahl |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kon-Tiki Ekspedisjonen |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Publisher | Gyldendal Norsk Forlag George Allen & Unwin (UK) |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | Norway |
Published in English | 1950 |
| Pages | 235 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Nicholls, Alan (30 November 1961). "Kon-Tiki". The Age. David Syme and Co. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
External links
edit- 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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