num_pages: 47
description: Nordahl Grieg always loved the sea, but he was especially fascinated by the people who sailed upon it or lived around it. Just as he scorned his skipper for not caring about the crew's welfare, Nordahl fought all his life for the freedom of the underdog. He fought bitterly against the rise of Nazism. His first novel The Ship Sails On, an autobiographical account of his own experiences at sea, led to a major investigation and reform of seamen's living conditions by the International Red Cross. Around the Cape of Good Hope was an auspicious beginning for Nordahl Grieg. Before his twenty-fifth birthday he had published two volumes of poetry, two novels, and two plays, both of which were produced by Norway's national theaters. Always in transit, he would seldom remain in one location for more than a few weeks. He wrote in isolation and he traveled when he wasn't writing. But much as he traveled, he loved Norway and its people most of all. That was where his heart belonged, and for them his words were written.
language: English
title: Around the Cape of Good Hope: Poems of the Sea
titlecomplete: Around the Cape of Good Hope: Poems of the Sea
ratings_count: 8
publisher: Nordic Books