Hoeg's first novel, this work established him instantly in Scandanavia as one of the most exciting young writers today. Through a series of vividly imagined and wildly colorful characters, Hoeg gives a very different account of the 20th century, which in Denmark encompasses the transition from a medieval society to a modern welfare state with its accompanying cultural revolutions. 2 cassettes.
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About the Author:
Peter Hoeg was born in 1957 and followed various callings - dancer, actor, fencer, sailor, mountaineer - before he turned seriously to writing. After publishing a volume of short stories and this, his first novel, in 1988 ( a book which was acclaimed in Denmark by Information as evidence enough that Hoeg was "the foremost writer of his generation"), he went on to write assured him an international reputation. This novel is being filmed by Billie August. The variety of his talent was amply demonstrated with his subsequent novel, Borderliners, a remarkable study of children which caused controversy within Denmark and beyond. Barbara Haveland, a Scot married to a Norwegian, and resident in Denmark, has translated Peter Hoeg's Borderliners, and his most recent novel The Woman and the Ape. She is also translator of Solvej Balle's According to the Law.
Language Notes:
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Danish
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- PublisherPublishing Mills
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 1575110067
- ISBN 13 9781575110066
- BindingAudio Cassette
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