De bästa berättelserna från havet

Det stod visserligen om det redan i gårdagens DN, men i vilket fall: En av mina absoluta favoritförfattare, Carsten Jensen (se inlägget från den 6 mars) har listat de tio bästa romanerna om hav och sjöfarare.
"Given that men have sailed the seas for thousands of years, it's perhaps surprising how few great works of literature have been inspired by the seafaring life. Sailing may have promised adventure, but in reality it was a dangerous profession that attracted only the toughest, few of whom were equipped with a talent for writing. Their yarns remained fixed in the oral tradition, and in general, writers directed their attention elsewhere. But the exceptions are majestic." Här är länken.