Copyright © 2006 by Carsten Jensen og Gyldendal
Translation copyright © 2010 by Charlotte Barslund

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jensen, Carsten, date.
[Vi, de druknede. English]
We, the drowned / Carsten Jensen ; translated from the Danish
by Charlotte Barslund with Emma Ryder.
p. cm.
"Translation of: Vi, de druknede"—T.p. verso.
ISBN 978-0-15-101377-7
I. Barslund, Charlotte. II. Ryder, Emma. III. Title.
PT8176.2.E44V513 2010
839.8'1374—dc22 2009046568

Translation of Vi, de druknede

This translation has been sponsored by
the Danish Arts Council Committee for Literature.

Book design by Lisa Diercks
Text set in FF Clifford
Map by Joe McClaren

Printed in the United States of America
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The author is grateful for financial assistance from the following:
Statens Kunstfond
Litteraturrådet
Autorkontoen
Statens Kunstråds Litteraturudvalg
Politikens Fond
J. C. Hempels Fond
Konsul Georg Jorck og hustru Emma Jorcks Fond
Fonden Erik Hoffmeyers Rejselegat