Daniel Defoe

Robinson Crusoe er den berømte fortælling om en sømand fra York, der overlever 28 år på en ubeboet ø ved Amerikas kyst, hvor han bliver skyllet i land efter et skibbrud. I Robinsons skæbne og livsforståelse brydes religiøse, filosofiske, økonomiske og politiske motiver. Historien om manden, der genskaber civilisationen forfra og med egne hænder på en øde ø, er blevet en af de store europæiske myter. Den mest udbredte bog efter Biblen, siges det. Under alle omstændigheder en helstøbt klassiker. Udgaven i Rosinantes klassikerserie er den første komplette version på dansk, oprindelig udgivet af Dansklærerforeningen og Nyt Dansk Litteraturselskab og oversat af Mogens Boisen med førsteudgaven som forlæg. Pressen skriver: »Det er med næsten hallucinatorisk præcision, Daniel Defoe lever sig ind i sit skibbrudne fantasifoster Robinson Crusoe, hans opfindsomhed og hans paranoia.« – Lars Bukdahl, Weekendavisen

Robinson Crusoe is among the first novels written in English. Thanks to its extraordinary realism and drama, it is easily the longest-enduring work of popular fiction in the language. The story, probably based on the Pacific-island ordeal of castaway Alexander Selkirk, was presented by Daniel Defoe as a true account, and is utterly convincing in its topography, action, and character, even three hundred years after its first publication. Robinson Crusoe is a true page-turner: Dr. Samuel Johnson said it was one of only three books he had read that would have been better for being longer.

This title is suitable for children aged 10 years old and up. At first, Robinson Crusoe finds himself with little hope of survival when he is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. He begins to write in a journal of his fight to live, recording every incredible step forward and each miserable setback that befalls him. This handsome edition, with striking illustrations by Scott McKowen, joins Sterling's beloved classics line and is sure to find a treasured place in anyone's family library.

ROBINSON CRUSOE (1719) Som eneste overlevende etter et skipsforlis klarer Robinson Crusoe å komme seg i land på en øde øy. For å overleve lærer han å skaffe mat og leve i pakt med naturen. Snart har han skapt seg et enmannsimperium av vrakrester og oppfinnsomhet. Imidlertid blir ensomheten hans største utfordring. En dag forstår Robinson at han ikke er alene. Han oppdager et fotavtrykk i sanden, og finner ut at området også er befolket av en kannibalstamme. En dag redder han et av deres ofre, og kaller ham opp etter dagen redningen fant sted – Fredag. Etter hvert utvikler de to nært vennskap.

Robinson Crusoe is among the first novels written in English. Thanks to its extraordinary realism and drama, it is easily the longest-enduring work of popular fiction in the language. The story, probably based on the Pacific-island ordeal of castaway Alexander Selkirk, was presented by Daniel Defoe as a true account, and is utterly convincing in its topography, action, and character, even three hundred years after its first publication. Robinson Crusoe is a true page-turner: Dr. Samuel Johnson said it was one of only three books he had read that would have been better for being longer.