Sven Hedin (1) (1865–1952)
Author of My Life as an Explorer
For other authors named Sven Hedin, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Sven Anders Hedin (1865-1952)
(George Grantham Bain Collection,
LoC Prints and Photographs Division,
LC-DIG-ggbain-17306)
(George Grantham Bain Collection,
LoC Prints and Photographs Division,
LC-DIG-ggbain-17306)
Series
Works by Sven Hedin
From Pole to Pole, Volume 2 of 2 19 copies
Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventurers in Tibet, Volume 1 of 3 (2000) — Author — 17 copies, 1 review
Ett varningsord 11 copies
Mot Lop-nor : en flodresa på Tarim 10 copies
Mina hundar i Asien 8 copies
Germany and World Peace 8 copies
Andra varningen 8 copies
Gennem Asiens Æventyrlande 5 copies
Forunderlige Tibet 5 copies
Försvarsstriden 1912-14 5 copies
Through Asia, Volume 2 of 2 4 copies
Sveriges öde 3 copies
Tsangpo Lamas vallfärd: Pilgrimerna 3 copies
Through Asia, Volume 1 of 2 3 copies
Stormän och kungar. Sven Hedin D. 2 2 copies
Stormän och kungar. Sven Hedin D. 1 2 copies
Southern Tibet: Discoveries in Former Times Compared with My Own Researches in 1906-1908. Volume 6 (1991) 2 copies
Stormän och kungar 2 copies
En levnadsteckning 2 copies
General Prschewalskij in Innerasien 2 copies
Resare-Bengt : en levnadsteckning 2 copies
Rund um Asien 1 copy
Vom Nordpol zum Äquator 1 copy
ℓzsia sivatagjain kereszt l 1 copy
Tsangpo Lamas vallfärd 1 copy
Mijn leven als ontdekker 1 copy
Asien 2 1 copy
Nykypäivien Saksa 1 copy
Le Tibet dévoilé 1 copy
Der Kampf um den Nordpol 1 copy
L'ASIA SCONOSCIUTA: VIAGGIO DI ESPLORAZIONE NEI DESERTI DELL'ASIA CENTRALE E NEL TIBET. RIDUZIONE ITALIANA… 1 copy, 1 review
Asien 1 1 copy
Tre tal 1 copy
Svar på "tal" 1 copy
Hedin Sven [Gedin Sven]. Zu Land nach Indien durch Persien, Seistan, Belutschistan. [In 2 B.]. B. I-II./Hedin Sven… (1910) 1 copy
Southern Tibet: Discoveries in Former Times Compared with My Own Researches in 1906-1908. Volume 1: Lake Manasarovar… — Author — 1 copy
Associated Works
Tibetan Adventure: Travels Through Afghanistan, India and Tibet (2012) — Foreword, some editions — 12 copies, 1 review
Fifty Great Adventures that Thrilled the World — Contributor — 5 copies
Palaestina: 300 Bilder — Introduction — 3 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Hedin, Sven Anders
- Birthdate
- 1865-02-19
- Date of death
- 1952-11-26
- Burial location
- Adolf Fredriks kyrkogård, Stockholm, Sweden
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Country (for map)
- Sweden
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Education
- University of Uppsala
University of Berlin - Organizations
- Swedish Acedemy
Members
Reviews
Sven Hedin as Artist by Sven Hedin
Good book that well displays the breadth of Sven Hedin's artistic skills (and the only book I am aware of that focuses on his art), but it loses two stars because it omits much of his best work.
Hedin was a fanatical, egotistical maniac more interested in being the ‘first’ to Go to an undiscovered (by European) ______. It made no difference what it was or where it was, he had to be first. He would cheat and lie in order to do that very thing and then laugh it off. A pretty despicable character who was a very mediocre writer on top of it all. Why he seems to be revered by readers of his books is beyond me as there are plenty of books on exploration better than this. Shackleton, he was not. Finished 13.08.2020.… (more)
This is a great book! It contains the log of Hedin's adventures during his expedition to India, which in fact was the prelude to his famous expedition into Tibet. Very nice black and white photographs. Truly breaths the age of exploration.
Geweldig boek! Bevat het reisverslag van Hedin's avonturen tijdens zijn expeditie naar India, wat in feite de prelude was voor zijn beroemde expeditie naar Tibet. Mooie zwart-wit foto's. Ademt de periode van de grote ontdekkingsreizen.
Geweldig boek! Bevat het reisverslag van Hedin's avonturen tijdens zijn expeditie naar India, wat in feite de prelude was voor zijn beroemde expeditie naar Tibet. Mooie zwart-wit foto's. Ademt de periode van de grote ontdekkingsreizen.
This is the second of a trilogy of travel books. It took me years to finish as it was hard going in the early pages. I daresay the translation to English affected its authenticity, although Hedin was an adventurer of admirable qualities. Given that he turned seventy at the end of the journey outlined in this book makes him all the more admirable. Not sure I will read the other two books but I am glad I persevered with this classic.
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Statistics
- Works
- 111
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 1,084
- Popularity
- #23,706
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 19
- ISBNs
- 88
- Languages
- 6
