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Egede, Hans, 1686-1758. -- Fiction.
Greenland -- Colonization -- Fiction.
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Leine, Kim.
Egede, Hans, 1686-1758. -- Fiction.
Greenland -- Colonization -- Fiction.
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The colony of good hope / Kim Leine ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken.
by
Leine, Kim.
Picador, 2023.
Call #:
FICTION
LEI
Subjects
Egede
,
Hans
,
1686-1758
.
--
Fiction
.
Greenland
--
Colonization
--
Fiction
.
ISBN:
9781529014358 (trade pbk.)
Description:
558 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in 2019 as Rød mand/Sort mand by Gyldenhal A/S.
Translated from the Danish.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
1728: The Danish King Fredrik IV sends a governor to Greenland to establish a colony. A few merchants, a barber-surgeon, two trainee priests, a blacksmith, some carpenters and soldiers and a dozen hastily married couples accompany him. The newly arrived couples
--
men and women plucked from prison
--
quickly sink into a life of dissolution, and soon unsanitary conditions, illness and death bring the colony to its knees. But the missionary priest
Hans
Egede
remains steadfast in his determination
--
willing to sacrifice even those he loves for the sake of his mission.
Genre:
Biographical
fiction
.
Historical
fiction
.
Danish
fiction
--
Translations into English.
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1
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Woodlawn Public Library
Adult Fiction
FICTION LEI
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