Peter Høeg

Høeg, Peter (1957-), writer, Denmark.

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Danske Forfattere Profiler (Danish Author Profiles), et projekt på Kulturnet Danmark.

Peter Høeg is one of our time's most popular Nordic authors. His books are published in Denmark by Munksgaard International Publishers in Copenhagen, from which Project Runeberg knows the following.

As of April 1996, Peter Høeg has published five novels, which can be ordered from the publisher:

Forestilling om det 20. århundrede - The History of Danish Dreams, 1988, debut, (Norge - Aschehoug)
- Reviewed by Chuin Hwei
- Reviewed by Martin Löfstrand (Swedish), Ordkonst nr 2, april-maj 1996
Fortællinger om natten, 1990
Frøken Smillas Fornemmelse for Sne - Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, 1992, more than 250.000 sold in Denmark, also sold in 30 other countries (Sverige - Norstedts, Finland - Söderström)
- 1993 winner of the Glass Key award from the Crime Writers of Scandinavia. Or was it 1992?
- The film, directed by Bille August, will be shot on Greenland, starting in April 1996. The lead role is played by Julia Ormond, after Jodie Foster refrained. See also the Julia Ormond Fan Club.
- Reviewed by Danny Yee
- Reviewed by Christine Axeman
- Reviewed by BoCo
- Reviewed by Martin Hasch (Deutsch)
- Reviewed by John Skov in Time Magazine, November 6, 1995
- Reviewed by Fiction Addiction
- Fröken Smillas formel för istappar (Swedish), miniproblem av Göran Grimwall i Ny Teknik 95:10.
De måske egnede - Borderliners, 1993, 150.000 sold in Denmark, also sold in 14 other countries (Norge - Aschehoug)
- reviewed by Amelie Planck (Swedish)
- Reviewed by BoCo
Kvinden og aben, 1996 ()

In February 1996, Peter Høeg initiated a foundation for the support of women and children in third world countries.

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