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▶BiographyTor Bomann-LarsenRoald AmundsenRoald Amundsen”Exploits in the polar regions must be judged in the light of thesubject's former life,” wrote Roald Amundsen in his memoirs.Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) became one of Norway'sgreatest national heroes. He sought out the earth's best-keptsecrets, but as he opened up undiscovered areas of the globe,he shielded his own life from outside scrutiny. Innumerablemaps can show us where the polar explorer went. But what ofthe other outstanding and unanswered question about him:who was Roald Amundsen? No one knows the character ofan island or a continent before he goes ashore. In this wideranging and imaginative biography, Tor Bomann-Larsen retrieves, out of the mists of oblivionand the obscurity of myth, the legendary but hitherto undiscovered land of Roald Amundsen.Tor Bomann-Larsen's biography of the celebrated Roald Amundsen throws new light on theman, in part by building on several previously unused and largely unknown sources.Non-Fiction‘Tor Bomann-Larsen's book will remain standing as great biographicalart. I can rarely remember having read a biography in which the humanenigma itself to such an extent is being thrown into relief.’Erik Fosnes Hansen, Nordisk litteratur 1996‘This year's Amundsen biography by Tor Bomann-Larsen has little incommon with previous arctic books. In fact, it makes nearly all previousvariants look withered and pathetic.’Dagbladet‘It is OUTSTANDING. What more can I say?’Roland Huntford, CambridgeRights sold to: Germany (Marebuch), Russia (Molodaja Gvardiya) and United Kingdom (Sutton - TheHistory Press).Tor Bomann-Larsen (1951–) is one of Norway's leadingbiographers. He writes with a rare elegance and with greatscope and insight. He has published a number of books indifferent genres. In 2004 he received the Brage Prize for hisbook Folket.78