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Peter Høeg is a celebrated Danish writer of fiction. He received a Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1984. Before becoming a writer, he lived a very varied life -- from working on ships to being a ballet dancer (in addition to fencing and mountaineering) -- experiences he uses in his novels. He lives in Copenhagen with his daughters.
Awards: Dilys (1994) see all
Genres: Mystery
Novels
The History of Danish Dreams (1988)
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1993)
aka Smilla's Sense of Snow
Borderliners (1994)
The Woman and the Ape (1996)
The Quiet Girl (2007)
The Elephant Keepers' Children (2012)
The Susan Effect (2017)
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1993)
aka Smilla's Sense of Snow
Borderliners (1994)
The Woman and the Ape (1996)
The Quiet Girl (2007)
The Elephant Keepers' Children (2012)
The Susan Effect (2017)
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Peter Høeg recommends
Snow Angels (2009)
(Inspector Vaara, book 1)
James Thompson
"Fast, brutal, yet told with a sort of laid-back calm."
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