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The Prophets of Eternal Fjord

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Prophets of Eternal Fjord
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kim Leine Rasmussen
Translated by Martin Aitken
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:576
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 111
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Historical romance
ISBN/Barcode 9781782396673
Audience
General
Edition Open Market Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Atlantic Books
Imprint Atlantic Books
Publication Date 2 July 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Idealistic, misguided Morten Falck is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish church. A rugged outpost battered by harsh winters, Sukkertoppen is overshadowed by the threat of dissent; natives from neighboring villages have united to reject Danish rule and establish their own settlement atop Eternal Fjord. As Falck becomes involved with those in his care-his ambitious catechist, a lonely trader's wife, and a fatalistic widow he comes to love-his faith and reputation are dangerously called into question.

Author Biography

Kim Leine is a Danish-Norwegian novelist. He received the Golden Laurel award and the Nordic Council's Literature Prize for his fourth novel, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord. Martin Aitken is an acclaimed Danish-language translator.

Reviews

An astonishing, hallucinatory journey into the frozen heart of Denmark's colonial darkness... A fervid, exhilarating evocation of faith versus hypocrisy, empathy versus dislocation and desperate rebellion versus grim destiny, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord is a slow-release depth charge of a novel whose reverberations bear the terrible poignancy of global and timely relevance * Guardian * Superb... A raw, hugely powerful chronicle of lives lived on the edge... The Prophets of Eternal Fjord has a grandeur and a compass that few novels this year will match * Sunday Times * Gripping... A milestone, a masterpiece * Information (Denmark) * The result of this novel is symphonic: politics, history, sexuality, and religion deftly interwoven. The combination is perfectly balanced, fascinating, and irresistible * Le Monde (France) *