Summary
Viktor Lazić: Greenland: The Frozen Heart of the Planet
"Greenland, on the Inuit Kalaallit Nunaat. A land of contrasts as big as 23 Serbia. Staying on a ship sailing in the Arctic, walking in areas beyond which thousands and thousands of kilometers of white wilderness stretch, visiting almost abandoned settlements whose inhabitants rarely leave their homes - all this is part of the golden key to understanding Greenland. This book is not dedicated to the current geopolitical situation, but more importantly, eternal themes - the unprecedented beauty of icebergs next to the angry stormy sea, and above all the culture and spirituality of warm, genuine people. The word Inuit means exactly that - a true man." - V. L. "The whole pages of this travelogue are pure poetry. Victor interprets Greenland meaningfully and significantly. He tries to understand it, not just visit it. He really sees, not just looks. He understands, not just notes. As in all his travels, from which he brought us authentic testimonies about the totality of the places he visited, Victor is actually looking for himself in Greenland. He, with the power of his talent and writing skills, enables us to travel there too. It is the largest island in the world, with a coast longer than forty-four thousand kilometers and mountain peaks that reach a height of almost four kilometers, whose capital has about eighteen thousand inhabitants and where inhabited places include groups of metal containers scattered on ice one kilometer thick, in which live sixty permanent residents."
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