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The heyerdahl archives are administered by the kontiki museum and the national library of norway in oslo. The first edition of the novel was published in 1948, and was written by thor heyerdahl. Read the kontiki expedition by raft across the south seas by thor heyerdahl available from rakuten kobo. Search for the kon tiki expedition by raft across the south seas books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. A great adventurer and wartime resistance fighter, knut haugland, has died. Kontiki is the classic true tale of men against the sea and against scientific orthodoxy. Six men cross the pacific on a raft by thor heyerdahl and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The kon tiki expedition by raft across the south seas. My longsuffering mother allowed me to paint my room with murals of a huge kon tiki head and imagined polynesian scenes. The kontiki expedition was a 1947 journey by raft across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands, led by norwegian explorer and the author thor heyerdahl. Besides being a great explorer, the norwegian author is an excellent storyteller that sold out this book in 15 days after being published on november 2, 1948. Just saw the movie today, and these pictures are remarkably similar to the actual expedition and looks of the crew are similar.
It was named after the inca sun god, viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. Kontiki book by thor heyerdahl official publisher page. Full text of kon tiki across the pacific by raft thor heyerdahl see other formats. On the 100th anniversary of thor heyerdahls birth, look back at his historic voyage across the pacific on the primitive raft kontiki. The raft was named kon tiki after the incasun god, viracocha, for whom kon tiki was said to be an old name. The kon tiki expedition book is a 1948 work by thor heyerdahl, about his experiences across the pacific ocean on a balsa tree raft. Kontiki was the raft used by norwegian explorer and writer thor heyerdahl in his 1947 expedition across the pacific ocean from south america to the polynesian islands.