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Peter Høeg

Peter Høeg is a Danish author best known for his award-winning novel, Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow, which achieved significant success upon its release. Following that, he published The Woman and the Ape, which did not receive the same acclaim, prompting him to step back from the literary scene for a time. He made his return in 2006 with The Quiet Girl. Høeg was born in Copenhagen and later attended the University of Copenhagen, where he earned a Master of Arts in Literature. Before embarking on his writing career, he worked in various fields, including as a sailor, ballet dancer, and actor.

Peter Høeg became a published novelist in 1988 with the novel The History of Danish Dreams. Below is a list of Peter Høeg's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The History of Danish Dreams (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Smilla's Sense of Snow / Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1993) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Borderliners (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Woman and the Ape (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Quiet Girl (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Elephant Keepers' Children (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Susan Effect (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Tales of the Night (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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