Glass Key award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1993) Winner
Peter Høeg
ペーター・ホーエ
Pētā Hōe
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-05-17 （Copenhagen, Denmark）
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Languages
- Danish, English
- Residence History
- Copenhagen, Denmark (childhood) → Nørre Snede, Jutland, Denmark (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Copenhagen | — | Department of Literature | Master of Arts | — | Denmark |
University of Copenhagen
Department of Literature
Degree:
Master of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1984
Country:
Denmark
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | De Gyldne Laurbær | Borderliners | — | Danish Booksellers | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Danish Critics Prize for Literature | Borderliners | — | Danish Critics | 受賞 |
De Gyldne Laurbær
1993
Work:
Borderliners
Organization:
Danish Booksellers
Result:
受賞
Danish Critics Prize for Literature
1993
Work:
Borderliners
Organization:
Danish Critics
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow
1992 fictionA Greenlandic woman Smilla uses her sense of snow to unravel a mystery.
SnowIdentityScience
Adaptations
- [Film] Smilla's Sense of Snow / Bille August (1997)
Bibliography
- The History of Danish Dreams (1988)
- Tales of the Night (1990)
- Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1992)
- Borderliners (1993)
- The Woman and the Ape (1996)
- The Quiet Girl (2006)
- The Elephant Keepers' Children (2010)
- The Susan Effect (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- postmoderngothicmagical-realist
- Recurring Motifs
- consequences of the progress of civilisationsocial breakdown
Legacy
Danish novelist best known for Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow. Known for varied styles including postmodern and magical realism, often exploring consequences of civilization.
Trivia
- Has four children.
- Established the Lolwe foundation to support women and children in the third world.