Literature about Greenland

A selection of fiction and non-fiction

Worth reading before and during your trip to Greenland
“Greenland and the Arctic”, Lonely Planet, is the best all-round book for travellers to Greenland, whether you are travelling independently or have purchased a package holiday. The book contains lots of information about all the towns in Greenland and contains a number of thematic articles about the country.

By Benny Gensbøl

“A Nature and Wildlife Guide to Greenland”, Gyldendals Forlag (Denmark), contains detailed information on Greenland’s flora and fauna, geography and geology.

“An African in Greenland”, New York Review Books, is a fantastic story of a young man from Togo who in the 1960s travelled to the country where there are no snakes. He lived in Greenland for a couple of years and vividly describes the cultural clash between an African and the Greenlandic population. Excellent bedtime reading during your trip.

“This Cold Heaven: Seven Seasons in Greenland”, Vintage. The American author Gretel Ehrlich provides an account of her seven journeys in Greenland, in particular in North Greenland.

Books about Greenland can be found at www.amazon.com or www.atuagkat.gl

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