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Peter Høeg (born 17 May 1957) is a Danish writer of fiction. He is best known for his novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1992).
- Danish
- 1988–present
- Author
- 17 May 1957 (age 66), Copenhagen
May 13, 2024 · Peter Høeg (born May 17, 1957, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish author best known for his award-winning novel Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne (1992; Smilla’s Sense of Snow, U.K. title Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow), a thriller that concerns the investigation into the death of a young boy.
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.
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- May 7, 1957
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.
- Peter Høeg, F. David
- 435
- 1992
- 1992
Peter Høeg (født 17. maj 1957 i København) er dansk forfatter og blev verdensberømt med romanen Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne ( 1992 ). Liv og forfatterskab. Høeg er opvokset i København, og læste litteraturvidenskab på Københavns Universitet under litteraturforskeren, komponisten og forfatteren Peter Brask. [1] .
Jan 1, 2001 · Peter Høeg, Tiina Nunnally (translator) 3.74. 49,288 ratings2,849 reviews. She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love. She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land.