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Youthful Angst Is Fresh And Compelling In 'Last Night In Nuuk'

Niviaq Korneliussen's new novel follows five people in Greenland's capital Nuuk; it's a heartbreaking yet hopeful look at young, queer life in one of the most isolated places in the world.
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There's a lot to recommend life in a large town or small city, but there's no doubt it can get claustrophobic — familiar faces can get too familiar, and it's hard to blend into the crowd when everyone in the crowd knows who you are.

Such is the case with the five main characters in , Greenland author Niviaq Korneliussen's startling and beautiful novel, set in her country's capital city. ("City"

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