The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
A vividly rendered historical narrative following several generations of Norse settlers in medieval Greenland as their isolated farming community confronts a colder climate, dwindling trade with Europe, internal social and religious tensions, and increasing pressure from neighboring peoples; through intimate portraits of daily life—households, disputes, marriages, raids, births and deaths—the story traces the slow erosion of a once-stable society and the human costs of survival in a harsh, changing world.
- Published
- 1988
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 609
- Original Language
- English
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