This prose sampler from West Greenland reveals a century-old independent literary tradition, the rich written expression in a native North American language of an ancient and successful culture. Linguist Michael Fortescue compiled these excerpts to demonstrate the range of Greenlandic writing and make works in this flourishing language more accessible to English-speaking readers.
From the Writings of the Greenlanders
Kalaakllit atuakkiaannit
edited by Michael Fortescue
Imprint: University of Alaska Press
Michael Fortescue is a professor of linguistics at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and the author of many books, including Language Relations Across the Bering Strait and From the Writings of the Greenlanders: Kalaallit Atuakklaannit.
Details
- Hardcover Price: $28.00
- Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-912006-43-7
- Publication Month: July
- Publication Year: 1990
- Pages: 249
- Discount Type: Trade
- Author: edited by Michael Fortescue
- ECommerce Code: 9780912006437
- Member Institution Access: Member Institution Access