About this book
Under Nordenvindens Svøbe by Knud Rasmussen sweeps listeners into the stark beauty and hidden stories of early 20th-century Greenland. In this evocative travel memoir and ethnographic collection, Rasmussen records intimate portraits of hunters, women, shamans, and coastal communities as they live "under the northern wind"—summer bathed in light, winter wrapped in darkness.
Through vivid, scene-driven sketches and tales gathered on expeditions, the book explores themes of survival, tradition, and change: oral folklore and rituals, daily life on the ice and fjords, the moral contours of small societies, and the encounter between Inuit culture and outside forces. Rasmussen’s voice blends scientific curiosity with literary sensitivity, preserving folklore and human detail while conveying the atmosphere of the Arctic landscape—its cold, its sounds, and its uncanny revelations during long polar nights.
Ideal for listeners who love historical non-fiction, travel writing, and ethnography, this audiobook offers a rare, firsthand window into Greenlandic life from one of the era’s foremost polar explorers. Tune in for lyrical narrative, cultural insight, and an immersive portrait of a world shaped by light, wind, and endurance.
