Last Night in Nuuk
CBC Books | | Posted: January 15, 2019 6:17 PM | Last Updated: January 16, 2019
Niviaq Korneliussen
Niviaq Korneliussen is a ground-breaking young writer hailed for creating "[her] own genre" (Politiken, Denmark) in her witty and fearless debut Last Night in Nuuk. A work of daring invention about young life in Greenland, Korneliussen brilliantly weaves together the coming of age of five young people in the capital city, Nuuk. Fia has recently sworn off sausage (men) only to discover that the woman she wants is unavailable. Arnaq struggles to cope with her past as her hard-partying life spirals out of control and she betrays those she loves most. Inuk, Fia's brother, is forced to escape Greenland after political scandal implicates him, and confronts the true meaning of home. Meanwhile, Ivik and Sara must confront an important transition in their relationship. In a collection of blurry nights and bleary mornings after, Korneliussen creates a Greenlandic literature unlike any we have known before — young, urbane, stream-of-consciousness, studded with textspeak and delirious with nightlife.
With vibrant imagery and daring prose, Korneliussen writes unforgettably about finding yourself and growing into the person you were meant to be. A stunning debut from a brave new voice, Last Night in Nuuk is a dashing entrance onto the literary scene and establishes her as a voice that cannot be ignored. (From Grove/Atlantic)
Last Night in Nuuk is available in January 2019.
From the book
Our plans:
1. When I've finished my education and have the money, we'll buy a house with lots of rooms and a balcony.
2. We'll get married.
3. We'll have three or four kids.
4. Every day, we'll go shopping after work and drive home in our car.
5. We'll get old and die.
2. We'll get married.
3. We'll have three or four kids.
4. Every day, we'll go shopping after work and drive home in our car.
5. We'll get old and die.
Peter. One man. Three years. Thousands of plans. Millions of dinner invitations. Vacuuming, dishwashing and cleaning, rushing on forever towards infinity. False smiles turning uglier. Dry kisses stiffening like desiccated fish. Bad sex should be avoided at all costs. My faked orgasms get harder to believe as time goes by. But we're still making plans.
From Last Night in Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen ©2019. Published by Grove/Atlantic.