This book narrates stories about the life and the people in and around Ilulissat, Greenland, in the early post-war period. At that time, the ice cut off Ilulissat from the outside for half a year during winter, and the most important means of transport was the dog sled. It is a story about human destinies, dramatic sledding journeys and hunting adventures. The book is permeated with love for nature and the people in the lands of midnight sun and long polar nights.
Rereading the book now in 2026, it seems to me that many of the things he writes about are still of interest today, not least because Greenland has undergone so many changes since then. His children have therefore decided to publish a second, revised edition.
Peter Hans Dahl Waagstein (1912-2001) was district doctor in Ilulissat from 1948 to 1957. At first, he alone covered a very large medical district that stretched 150 km along the entire eastern part of Disko Bay from Akulliit south of Qasigiannguit (then Christianshåb) to Qeqertaq on the Nuussuaq peninsula. During his last years in Ilulissat, he began writing a book about his life and work as a district doctor there, which he completed in 1957-58 and published in 1959.
Thorbjørn Waagstein
Thorbjorn Waagstein is the author's youngest son, and has taken the initiative on behalf of the siblings to republish the book.
Der findes endnu intet indhold under "Pressen skriver".