thriller by Hans Jakob Helms
A Greenlander is found murdered in Nairobi. The Danish delegate Oskar K. Sonne is sent Nairobi to transport the body home to Qaanaaq. Unwillingly, he is sent on a journey where he is being haunted – and hunted – by ghosts of the past, the present, and even death…
novel by Niviaq Korneliussen
We follow the lives of five young people in the “little big city” of Nuuk, the capitol of Greenland at a time in their lives, when they all experience profound changes. They search for their identity in a world where possibly everything is up for grabs, but, at the same time where nothing ever changes: it is about love! The love you feel for yourself, for others and for life…
a collection photos and text excerpts by young students
Students are expressing themselves in photos and/or text. There is a play on lighting, shadows, angles and motifs in the very different and moving photos in this book.
interview based book about homosexuals in Greenland by Hjalmar Dahl
With 9 personal stories and documenting facts about the juridical and religious development, we get a thorough introduction to and perspectives of homosexuals’ life and rights in Greenland.
interview based book about suicide by Heidi Møller and Juana Petrussen
Greenland has an unfortunate and alarmingly high suicide rate. In this book 9 people come forward with their stories about suicide.
little book with advise about life by Piitannguaq Alaufesen
Piitannguaq Alaufesen has already helped a lot of people on his Facebook-wall with comments, encouragements and reflections about life. In this book he has gathered some old and new advice with illustrations by Martin Brandt Hansen.
photo book by Leise Johnsen
In 1936 a young Danish woman travels to Greenland. As a newly educated photographer, her wish and ambition is to document the life of the inuit in Greenland, that is otherwise inaccessible to the outside world.
short story collection from new young, Greenlandic writers
A collection of 10 short stories about what it is like being young in Greenland – as well as in the world. Most of them reflects a Greenlandic realism and social criticism. Others are more literary adventurous. All of them express a new generation and new tendencies in Greenlandic literature.
novel by Cecilia-Karla Olsen
Celina is sent to Denmark to go to school for a year. Here she is sexually abused by her foster father, which scars her for life. When we meet her, she is 30 and in a life crisis. She has a hard time foreseeing the consequences of her choices.
graphic novel by Lilian Brøgger and Dorte Futtrup. Translated into Greenlandic by Juana Petrussen
Inspired by an old Greenlandic legend about a woman who visits the land of the dead, after her two sons die at sea. Her sorrows are hurting them in death, so she returns to life rescuing a man on the way.
photo book by Carsten Egevang
Carsten Egevang has made a spectacular tribute to the East Coast of Greenland by portraying the ‘life at the edge’ honest and close up. The black and white photographs of humans, animals and nature are both raw and beautiful at the same time.
novel by Juaaka Lyberth
Paul Erik returns to Nuuk to attend high school after spending the summer in his hometown Uummannaq. But the school systems are Danish – and not adapted to the life and circumstances in Greenland… The story takes place in 1969 and we get an insight into a significant period of the Greenlandic history as well as a generation influenced by world music and fashion. Nominated for the Nordic Councils Literature Award in 2014.
cookbook by Tupaarnaq Rosing Olsen. Illustrated by Nina Spore Kreutzmann
Takanna can be translated as “Enjoy your meal” in Greenlandic. Greenland’s nature is rich in fish and clean food – caribou, musk oxen, lamb, seals, whales, birds, fish, mushrooms, berries and other plants. Takanna provides inspiration to use and prepare the ingredients in new and exciting ways.
cookbook by Michael Rosing. Edited and translated into Greenlandic by Tupaarnaq Rosing Olsen
Michael Rosing is an experienced hunter and in this cookbook he shares his experiences and gives tips on how to hunt, chop and cook reindeers – one of Greenland’s best quality meat.
photobook by Carsten Egevang
From all over Greenland, even the remotest parts of the country, Carsten Egevang has taken photographs of nature, animals and people. Through the pictures we get close to birds and mammals in the depiction of their adaptation to the harsh Arctic environment.
novel by Hans Jakob Helms
Bjørn is a young journalist from Denmark. He meets the Alascan Amaroq who takes him on a wild journey across several boraders – including Bjørn’s own.
memories of the Danish colonization of Greenland by Helene Thiesen
Helene Thiesen is only 7 years old when she is sent to Denmark together with 21 children from all over Greenland. When she returns to Greenland she can neither understand nor be understood by her family – she now only knows the Danish language. Even though Helene’s family lives in Nuuk, she has to stay at the orphanage with the other children.
the book
Helene Thiesen is only 7 years old when she is sent to Denmark together with 21 children from all over Greenland. Unwillingly and unknowingly, she becomes part of a social and educational experiment, performed by the Danish government on the colony of Greenland.
the story about the legendary Greenlandic rock band by Per Berthelsen
Sume has had a great impact on many people – and also on the entire music culture of Greenland.