'One of the Top Ten Nordic fiction books' - Sjon, Guardian; 'A work of a striking modern sensibility' - New Yorker

'An edgy unputdownable work of modern literature' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti
Nuuk, Greenland. Five friends . . .
Fia breaks up with her long-term boyfriend for Sara.
But Sara is in love with Ivik who is about to break promises.
Ivik struggles with gender dysphoria.
And Inuk is caught in a scandal involving social media, sex and betrayal.
Behind the scenes is Arnaq, the life of the party, who manipulates and brings a web of manipulations to a crescendo.
Named by the Guardian as one of the top ten modern Nordic fiction books
'Harsh, tender and naked without vanity - a brave novel reminiscent of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting' Laline Paul, author of The Bees
'Reminiscent of both Sheila Heti's formal experimentation and Eileen Myles' punk poetry' O Magazine

'Effortlessly cool, funny yet sad, breezy but thoughtful - this is an edgy and unputdownable work of modern literature' Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti

'Crimson is written with immense courage - there's no faking the feeling of honesty on each page. It is a brave novel reminiscent of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting' Laline Paull, author of The Bees

The island has run out of oxygen. The island is swollen. The island is rotten. The island has taken my beloved from me. The island is a Greenlander. It's the fault of the Greenlander.

In Nuuk, Greenland . . .

Fia breaks up with her long-term boyfriend and falls for Sara.

Sara is in love with Ivik who holds a deep secret and is about to break promises.

Ivik struggles with gender dysphoria as their friends become addicted to social media, listen to American pop music and get blind drunk in downtown bars and uptown house parties.

Then there is Inuk, who also has something to hide - it will take him beyond his limits to madness, and question what it means to be a Greenlander, while Arnaq, the party queen, pulls the strings of manipulation, bringing a web of relationships to a shocking crescendo.

Crimson weaves through restlessness, depression, love and queer experiences to tell the story of Greenlanders through a unique and challenging form. The original text was written and published in the Greenlandic language.