Peter HoegPeter Hoeg, born in 1957 in Denmark, pursued various interests dancer, actor, sailor, fencer, and mountaineer before turning seriously to writing. His work has been published in 33 countries. The Quiet Girl is his fifth novel. Hoeg writs prose that is both changeable and as deep-fathomed as poetry...[It] demands to be read aloud and savored. The New Yorker on Smilla s Sense of Snow Read More Read Less