The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
8 hrs. 52 min.
Language
Russian
Author
David Grann
Author
David Grann
Narrator
Vladimir Lesnykh
Narrator
Vladimir Lesnykh
The book “The Wager” received more than 30,000 enthusiastic reviews on Amazon and was named Book of the Year 2023 by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and TIME. Its film adaptation starring Leonardo DiCaprio is being made by Martin Scorsese.
The events unfold in 1740–1742, when His Majesty’s ship “Wager” sets out in pursuit of a Spanish galleon. There are 250 sailors aboard. However, only 30 of them managed to survive the tsunami, the shipwreck, and their ordeal surviving on an uninhabited island. Their return caused shock and amazement—their story proved gripping and full of human suffering.
The book is described as a thrilling story of naval war, mutiny, and survival in the 18th-century Atlantic that exceeded expectations and became one of the best works of nonfiction.
The events unfold in 1740–1742, when His Majesty’s ship “Wager” sets out in pursuit of a Spanish galleon. There are 250 sailors aboard. However, only 30 of them managed to survive the tsunami, the shipwreck, and their ordeal surviving on an uninhabited island. Their return caused shock and amazement—their story proved gripping and full of human suffering.
The book is described as a thrilling story of naval war, mutiny, and survival in the 18th-century Atlantic that exceeded expectations and became one of the best works of nonfiction.
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