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050 00$aPT8177.22.E47$bP7613 2015
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100 1 $aLeine, Kim,$d1961-
240 10$aProfeterne i Evighedsfjorden. English.
245 14$aThe prophets of Eternal Fjord /$cKim Leine ; translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken.
246 30$aEternal Fjord
260 $aNew York :$bLiveright Publishing Corporation,$cc2015.
300 $a562 p. ;$c25 cm.
500 $aTranslation of: Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden.
500 $a"A novel"--Jacket.
520 $a"Idealistic, misguided Morten Falck is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish church. A rugged outpost battered by unremittingly harsh winters, Sukkertoppen is simmering with the threat of dissent: natives from neighboring villages have unified to reject Danish rule and establish their own settlement atop Eternal Fjord. As Falck becomes involved with those in his care--his ambitious catechist, a lonely trader's wife, and a fatalistic widow he comes to love--his faith and reputation are compromised"--$cProvided by publisher.
586 $aALA Notable Books for Adults-Fiction, 2016.
650 0$aClergy$vFiction.
650 0$aMissions$vFiction.
651 0$aGreenland$xHistory 18th century$vFiction.
700 1 $aAitken, Martin.