Peter Hoeg author biography, plus links to books by Peter Hoeg.

Peter Hoeg

This is the first novel in more than a decade from the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of Smilla's Sense of Snow which The New Yorker described as having "prose that is both changeable and deep-fathomed as poetry . . . [it] demands to be read aloud and savored."

Although the prepublication media reviews for The Quiet Girl have been generally favorable, the BookBrowse member reviews have been quite mixed, indicating that this is a book you're likely to either love or hate. Read the reviews to help you decide which side you're likely to come down on!

This biography was last updated on 10/30/2007.

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