Lit in Translation

Kim Leine

Born 1961 · Denmark, Norway

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Gyldne Laurbær 2013 · Winner

    The Prophets of Eternal Fjord

    Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden

    Kim Leine · 51 when first published

    Novel · 525 pages · Historical

    AI-generated summary:In 1787 a young Danish priest arrives at the colony of Sukkertoppen in West Greenland to spread the faith, and finds that Greenlanders nearby have rejected colonial rule and gathered around two prophets up Eternal Fjord.