Eskimo Diary
by Thomas Frederiksen, Val Clery
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Illustrated diary of west Greenland hunter and fisherman, born in 1939. Translation of Danish original Gronlandske dagbogsblade, Kobenhavn, Gyldendal, 1980. Text in English and Eskimo.Tags
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This was a lucky find. Eskimo Diary is Greenlander Thomas Frederiksen's illustrated diary from his youth as a hunter and fisherman in the fifties and sixties. It was published in 1980. Each page presents a facsimile of a page from the diary with beautifully handwritten text in Kalaallisut as well as a painting depicting the events of the entry. The English translation is on the facing page. The paintings are charming, almost childlike in their simplicity yet having all the details necessary. In relating his day to day life, he also describes the fishing methods used as well as legends and history.
Fascinating, and lovely to look at.
Fascinating, and lovely to look at.
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Common Knowledge
- Important places
- Greenland
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Hunting and Fishing, Sports and Leisure, Biography & Memoir, Sociology, Travel
- DDC/MDS
- 998.2 — History & geography History of Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Polar regions Arctic islands and Antarctica Greenland
- LCC
- E99 .E7 .F64 — History of the United States America Indians of North America Indian tribes and cultures
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- 23
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- 1
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- Languages
- English, Finnish, Swedish
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 1
