Atuagkat Bookstore

Atuagkat Bookstore (Danish: Atuagkat Boghandel) is a bookstore in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, located 100 m (330 ft) north of the Katuaq Culture Centre in the Nuuk Centrum. Founded in 1976,[1] it is the largest and the oldest privately owned bookstore in the country.[1][2]

Atuagkat Bookstore

Atuagkat building in the Nuuk Centrum
Industry	Bookstore
Founded	1976
Headquarters	Nuuk, Greenland
Area served	Greenland
Key people	Dorthe and Claus Jordening[1]
Products	Books
Website	atuagkat.com

The selection at the bookstore is limited to high-importance publications related to the Arctic, with a focus on Greenland,[3] its history, culture, nature, economy, and politics, including publications from the Government of Greenland and the Documentation Centre on Children and Youth (MIPI, from the Greenlandic Meeqqat Inuusuttullu Pillugit Ilisimasaqarfik), in cooperation with the Ministry for Social Affairs.[2][4]

Atuagkat does not carry genre fiction, focusing instead on literary fiction from both Greenland and Denmark.[5] The bookstore also carries a comprehensive collection of maps of Greenland, including maps of the Northeast Greenland National Park.[6]

References

1. "Næste generation står klar" (in Danish). Inussuk. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
2. O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 144. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
3. "Forlag" (in Danish). Documentation Centre on Children and Youth (MIPI). Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
4. "Skole og uddannelse" (in Danish). Documentation Centre on Children and Youth (MIPI). Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
5. "Atuagkat Bookstore Aps" (in Danish). Atuagkat Bookstore. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
6. "Saga Maps". Greenland Guide. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.