About the Author: Peter Høeg
Peter Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before becoming a writer, he worked variously as a sailor, ballet dancer, and actor. He published his first novel, A History of Danish Dreams (1988), to positive reviews. However, it was Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1992), a million-copy best seller, that earned Høeg immediate and international literary celebrity. His books have been published in more than thirty countries.
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Peter Høeg, Nadia Christensen
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Paperback, Published in Sep 2008 by Vintage Books
ISBN10: 0099507358 | ISBN13: 9780099507352
Page count: 406
Striking and deeply felt - GUARDIAN
Kasper Krone, a world-renowned Danish clown with exceptional powers of hearing, has a deep love for the music of Bach, and an even deeper gambling debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns, who promise him a reprieve from the international authorities in return for his help safeguarding a group of children. When one of the children goes missing a year later, Krone sets off to rescue the young girl but on the way makes a series of shocking discoveries about her identity and the true intentions of his young wards.
He writes entertainingly, at times lyrically, at times scathingly - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
A dazzling read stuffed with flamboyant writing and magical plot twists to make your head spin - METRO
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