Summary of Nordkraft
In the novel “Nordkraft,” Jakob Ejersbo follows three young people in the Danish city of Aalborg as they struggle with drug addiction in the early 1990s.
Reasons to read Nordkraft
“Nordkraft” is an intense and touching book about three Danish drug addicts living on borrowed time. The novel provides an insightful look into the drug scene in Denmark during the nineties. “Nordkraft” won the Golden Laurel award (De Gyldne Laurbær) in 2003 and was a bestseller upon its publication in Denmark. The book was adapted into a film in 2005 by Ole Christian Madsen (titled “Nordkraft” but also known as “Angels in Fast Motion”).
Setting: Aalborg, North Jutland (Denmark)
Original title: Nordkraft
Year of publication: 2002
Nr of pages: 421
