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Peter Høeg

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Peter Høeg

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957-05-17 （Copenhagen, Denmark）
Nationality
Denmark
Languages
Danish

Career

Occupations
novelist, writer
Active Years
1988-

Awards

The Glass Key
1993
Work: Smilla's Sense of Snow
Organization: Scandinavian crime writers' organization
Result: 受賞
CWA Silver Dagger
1994
Work: Smilla's Sense of Snow
Organization: Crime Writers' Association (CWA)
Result: 受賞
German Crime Fiction Prize (translation category)
1995
Work: Smilla's Sense of Snow (translation category)
Organization: German crime fiction prize committee
Result: 第2位

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Smilla's Sense of Snow

1992 Mystery / Literary fiction

Smilla investigates the suspicious death of a boy she knew, blending scientific detail and cultural background in a literary mystery.

scienceisolationcultural conflictsnow and ice
Adaptations
  • [Film] Smilla's Sense of Snow / ビレ・アウグスト (Bille August) (1997)
Translations
  • Smilla's Sense of Snow (Japanese translation by Shigeyoshi Somedaya, 1996)

Forestilling om det tyvende århundrede

1988 Novel

Høeg's debut work, marking his early literary voice with elements of short and long fiction.

historymemory

De måske egnede (Borderliners)

1993 Novel

Published in 1993, a novel about youth and the education system.

educationsocial critique
Translations
  • Borderliners (Japanese translation by Mikiharu Imai, 2002)

Kvinden og aben

1996 Novel

Published in 1996. Details not specified.

Den stille pige

2006 Novel

Published in 2006; a quiet narrative exploring psychology and relationships.

relationshipsinteriority

Elefantpassernes børn

2010 Novel

Published in 2010. Details not specified.

Bibliography

  • Forestilling om det tyvende århundrede (1988)
  • Fortællinger om natten (1990)
  • Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne (1992)
  • De måske egnede (1993)
  • Kvinden og aben (1996)
  • Den stille pige (2006)
  • Elefantpassernes børn (2010)

Adaptations

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow (film directed by Bille August, 1997)

Translations of Works

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow (Japanese translation by Shigeyoshi Somedaya, 1996)
  • Borderliners (Japanese translation by Mikiharu Imai, 2002)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
a blend of realism and philosophical reflectionincorporation of detailed scientific description
Recurring Motifs
snowscienceisolationcultural disjunction

Legacy

Smilla's Sense of Snow became an international bestseller, establishing Høeg as a leading Nordic crime/literary writer. The film adaptation contributed to his popular cultural impact.

In Popular Culture

  • The 1997 film adaptation of Smilla's Sense of Snow is widely known.

Trivia

  • He worked as an actor, sailor and classical ballet dancer before becoming a writer.
  • His best-known work, Smilla's Sense of Snow, became an international bestseller and was adapted into a film.