The Prophets of Eternal Fjord - Couverture souple

Leine Rasmussen, Kim

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0857897918 ISBN 13 : 9780857897916

Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2016

Synopsis

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 unremittingly harsh winters, Sukkertoppen is simmering with the threat of dissent; natives from neighboring villages have unified 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 compromised. The internationally acclaimed novelist Kim Leine charts the tragic events that connect these seemingly disparate lives, while illuminating the brutal and tender impulses of those seeking redemption and the shifting line between religion and mysticism. In the tradition of We, the Drowned, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord is rich in earthy detail and Dickensian pathos, a visceral panorama of a fragile colony caught in the throes of history."

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0857897918
• ISBN 13: 9780857897916
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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