Crimson

2018 | Fiction & Poetry | Gender Studies

This is the story of a group of friends, on the cusp of adulthood, exploring life, seeking authenticity and establishing their own queer identities. It's a beautiful novella, intriguing not only because of its unique setting in Nuuk, Greenland, but also in its story of growing up and growing into yourself. It is partly told through monologue, and exchanges of emails and text messages.For fans of Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offhill, What Belongs to You by Garth Greenwell, Grief is the Thing With Feathers by Max Porter and The End We Start From Now by Megan Hunter.* The winner of three literary awards in Denmark.* 27-year-old author was profiled in The New Yorker. Originally written in Greenlandic - relatively unique and unexplored territory in English translations.* Korneliussen writes crushingly honest about sex, sexual assaults and social problems, but more than anything the novel is about being true to oneself. - Trelleborgs Allehanda (Swedish newspaper)* [Crimson] has created its own genre. This is unfiltered sexual realism... Niviaq Korneliussen's novel debut about existential pain and release, breaks and reconciliations, shows us how there are many possible roads to liberation, and it deserves to been known far and wide. - Politiken (Danish Newspaper)

Niviaq Korneliussen (Author)

Anna Halager (Author)