Submersed - Wonder, Obsession, and Murder in the World of Amateur Submarines

An exquisite, lyrical foray into the world of deep-sea divers, the obsession and madness that oceans inspire in us, and the story of submarine inventor Peter Madsen''s murder of journalist Kim Wall--a captivating blend of literary prose, science writing, and true crime Matthew Gavin Frank explores the origins of the human compulsion to sink to depth, from the diving bells of Aristotle and Alexander the Great to the;Confederate Weaving together elements of true crime, the strange history of the submarine, the mythology of the deep sea, and the physical and mental side effects of sinking to great depth, Frank attempts to get to the bottom of this niche compulsion to chase the extreme in our planet’s bodies of water and in our own bodies. What he comes to discover, and interrogate, are the odd and unexpected overlaps between the unquenchable human desire to descend into deep water, and a penchant for unspeakable violence.

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Matthew Gavin Frank

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Gavin Frank
• Publisher: Pantheon Schocken Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 03.06.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9780593700952
• ISBN: 978-0-593-70095-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 242 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works