The Greenlanders

by JaneSmiley (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.35

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $7.78

• Used

  Hardcover
  1988

  $3.35

  Set in medieval Greenland, this novel recounts the history of a community plagued with rivalries and feuds, famines and battles with Eskimos. Although the story centres on a woman's struggle in exile, the main theme of the book is the decay and ultimate destruction of a civilization. Jane Smiley has also written the novels Paradise Gate , Duplicate Keys and The Age of Grief .