A gorgeous, strange, dark-edged novel that has garlanded critical acclaim throughout Europe and won the prestigious Nordic Council's Literature Prize.
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.
- ISBN10 0857897934
- ISBN13 9780857897930
- Publish Date 4 August 2016 (first published 2 July 2015)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 May 2023
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Atlantic Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback
- Pages 576
- Language English