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Peter Høeg

Denmark   (1957 - )
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About Peter Høeg
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.
 
New and Forthcoming Hardbacks
The Elephant Keeper's Children
The Elephant Keeper's Children

Awards
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1994) : Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow


Peter Høeg recommends
The Great Longing
The Great Longing (1995)
Marcel Möring
"A desperate and powerful vision of love."
Snow Angels
Snow Angels (2010)
(Inspector Vaara, book 1)
James Thompson
"Fast, brutal, yet told with a sort of laid-back calm."



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