Smilla's Sense of Snow - Softcover

Hoeg, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440218535 ISBN 13: 9780440218531

Publisher: Dell Pub Co, 1997

Synopsis

When six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from the top of their apartment building, Smilla Jasperson ignores police warnings to stay out of the investigation and follows clues that lead her to a Danish mining company. Reprint.

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Review:

"Splendid entertainment . . . the suspense novel as exploration of the heart." --"The New York Times Book Review"

"A book of profound intelligence . . . In the league of Melville or Conrad. Hoeg writes prose that is as bitter, changeable and deep-fathomed as poetry. . . . Demands to be read aloud and savored." --"The New Yorker"

"Like John le Carre and Graham Greene before him, Peter Hoeg has given a thriller moral and political resonance." --"Los Angeles"" Times"

"A considerable achievement, a riveting suspense tale." --"The Wall Street Journal"

Splendid entertainment . . . the suspense novel as exploration of the heart. "The New York Times Book Review"

A book of profound intelligence . . . In the league of Melville or Conrad. Hoeg writes prose that is as bitter, changeable and deep-fathomed as poetry. . . . Demands to be read aloud and savored. "The New Yorker"

Like John le Carre and Graham Greene before him, Peter Hoeg has given a thriller moral and political resonance. "Los Angeles Times"

A considerable achievement, a riveting suspense tale. "The Wall Street Journal""

-Splendid entertainment . . . the suspense novel as exploration of the heart.- --The New York Times Book Review

-A book of profound intelligence . . . In the league of Melville or Conrad. Hoeg writes prose that is as bitter, changeable and deep-fathomed as poetry. . . . Demands to be read aloud and savored.- --The New Yorker

-Like John le Carre and Graham Greene before him, Peter Hoeg has given a thriller moral and political resonance.- --Los Angeles Times

-A considerable achievement, a riveting suspense tale.- --The Wall Street Journal

"Splendid entertainment . . . the suspense novel as exploration of the heart." --The New York Times Book Review

"A book of profound intelligence . . . In the league of Melville or Conrad. Hoeg writes prose that is as bitter, changeable and deep-fathomed as poetry. . . . Demands to be read aloud and savored." --The New Yorker

"Like John le Carre and Graham Greene before him, Peter Hoeg has given a thriller moral and political resonance." --Los Angeles Times

"A considerable achievement, a riveting suspense tale." --The Wall Street Journal

About the Author:

Born in 1957 in Denmark, Peter Hoeg follwed various callings dancer, actor, sailor, fencer, and moutnaineer before turning seriously to writing. His work has been published in thirty-three countries.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dell Pub Co
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0440218535
• ISBN 13: 9780440218531
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback