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Peter Høeg (born 17 May 1957) [1] is a Danish writer of fiction. He is best known for his novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1992). Early life. Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Complete order of Peter Hoeg books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
May 13, 2024 · Peter Hoeg, Danish author best known for his award-winning novel Smilla’s Sense of Snow, a thriller that concerns the investigation into the death of a young boy. His later works included The Quiet Girl, The Elephant Keepers’ Children, and The Susan Effect. Learn more about Hoeg’s life and work.
Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ballet dancer, and actor. He published his first novel, A History of Danish Dreams (1988), to positive reviews. However, it was Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1992), a million-copy best seller, that earned Høeg immediate and international ...
Overview. The most recognized contemporary Danish writer on the international literary scene, Peter Hoeg gained widespread acclaim for his second novel, Froken Smillas fornemmelse for sne (1992; translated as Smilla's Sense of Snow ), which was sold to publishers in more than thirty countries.
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (Danish: Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne), published in America as Smilla's Sense of Snow, is a 1992 novel by Danish author Peter Høeg tracing the investigation into the suspicious death of a Greenlandic boy in Denmark.
”The answers are inside us.”We went to visit Danish author Peter Høeg, whose novel ‘Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow’ escalated him to global literary fame in ...
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Peter Høeg is an internationally renowned Danish author who entered the North American literary scene with Smilla’s Sense of Snow. Since its publication, Høeg’s new works, such as The Woman and the Ape – have appeared in English translations alongside older works such as Tales of the Night.
Jan 1, 1995 · The narrator of “Borderliners,” Peter Hoeg’s new novel, is a man whose lifelong obsession with time-its history, physics and meaning-frames his account of a childhood trauma that nearly...
