Books from Greenland
5 popular greenlandic books
Travel the world without leaving your chair.
The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around North America Challenge" were written by authors from Greenland.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Blomsterdalen by Niviaq Korneliussen NO
Country: North America / Greenland
Greenland
Description:
HVAD ER MIT NAVN? JEG HAR IKKE ET NAVN, JEG ER BARE ET TAL. Hun oplevede det første selvmord, da hun var tretten. Selv vil hun begraves mellem de høje fjelde i den østgrønlandske by Tasiilaq, hvor de navnløse grave på kirkegården i Blomsterdalen er dækket med blå, røde og pink plastikblomster, der skriger i den rene sne. Hun har en kæreste, hun elsker, en omsorgsfuld familie, og hun er lige kommet ind på universitetet i Aarhus. Verden står åben, men intet føles rigtigt, og gradvist begynder verden at snævre sig ind omkring hende, og en nedtælling begynder. Blomsterdalen er en kuldslået og fand... continue
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Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen EN
Country: North America / Greenland
Greenland
Description:
'Effortlessly cool, funny yet sad, breezy but thoughtful - this is an edgy and unputdownable work of modern literature' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti 'Crimson is written with immense courage - there's no faking the feeling of honesty on each page. It is a brave novel reminiscent of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting' Laline Paull, author of The Bees The island has run out of oxygen. The island is swollen. The island is rotten. The island has taken my beloved from me. The island is a Greenlander. It's the fault of the Greenlander. In Nuuk, Greenland . . . Fia breaks up with her long-term boyfriend an... continue
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La vallée des fleurs by Niviaq Korneliussen FR
Country: North America / Greenland
Greenland
Description:
Elle vit à Nuuk, la capitale du Groenland. Elle est inuite, jeune, moderne et pleine d'humour. Elle est amoureuse de sa copine. Elle a été acceptée à l'Université d'Aarhus au Danemark et va enfin sortir du nid familial. Mais l'arrivée sur le continent réveille en elle une souffrance muette, une fêlure qui tue lentement le goût de vivre. Un événement tragique dans sa belle-famille la rappelle opportunément dans l'est du Groenland, au pied de la Vallée des Fleurs où, contre toute attente, la beauté des montagnes déclenche chez elle le début d'une rupture radicale. Elle, qui enfant avait sauté d'... continue
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Last Night in Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen EN
Country: North America / Greenland
Greenland
Description:
Five friends attempt to find themselves in the nightlife of Greenland’s capital city in this “audacious and honest, sorrowful and triumphant” debut novel (NPR). In a collection of blurry nights and bleary mornings after, Greenlandic author Niviaq Korneliussen weaves together the coming of age of five young people in the city of Nuuk. Fia has recently sworn off men only to discover that the woman she wants is unavailable. Her brother Inuk is forced to escape Greenland after being implicated in a political scandal. Arnaq struggles to cope with her past as her hard-partying life spirals out of co... continue