Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter H?eg (English) Paperback Book

Description: Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow by Peter HØeg The authors third novel translated from the Danish by Tina Nunnally, in which a simple search for the truth about a childs death develops into a thriller plot involving mineral-extraction, drug traffic and political manipulations. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The original Scandinavian thrillerThe original Scandinavian thrillerOne snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop.The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiahs neighbour, Smilla, an expert in the ways of snow and ice, suspects murder. She embarks on a dangerous quest to find the truth, following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. Notes Harvill Panther edition of the bestselling novel involving a tenacious Greenlander with more than a passing interest in snow. When a neighbours son falls to his death, the tragedy is dismissed as accidental. Smilla, however, knows better. Hailed as one of the literary phenomena of the decade, Miss Smilla is part murder mystery, part philosophical meditation on, well, snow. "Smilla Jasperson is a wonderfully unique creation of snow and warmth and irony. She shimmers with intelligence." Martin Cruz Smith. Back Cover One snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his death from a city rooftop. The police pronounce it an accident. But Isaiahs neighbour, Smilla, suspects murder. She embarks on a dangerous quest to find the truth, following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. A subtle novel, yet direct, clever, wistful, unforgettable Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph On one level, both a whodunit and a thriller - ingeniously plotted. Extremely hard to put down. Peter Hegs novel is already making for classic status Sunday Times Unusual and enveloping. Extraordinarily evocative, atmospheric and poetic Sunday Times An Arctic tale worthy of Conrad New Statesman A cracker...hard to put down Edmund White Author Biography Peter H eg was born in 1957 and followed various callings - dancer, actor, fencer, sailor, mountaineer - before he turned seriously to writing. He published his first novel in 1988, a book which was acclaimed in Denmark by Information as evidence enough that H eg was the foremost writer of his generation. It is now published in English as The History of Danish Dreams. With the publication of his crime novel Miss Smillas feeling for Snow he achieved an international reputation and found a settled place of the bestseller lists. Review A subtle novel, yet direct, clever, wistful, unforgettable - Ruth Rendell, Daily TelegraphUnusual and enveloping. Extraordinarily evocative, atmospheric and poetic - Sunday TimesOn one level, both a whodunnit and a thriller - ingeniously plotted. Extremely hard to put down. Peter HØegs novel is already making for classic status - IndependentRead HØegs delicious, icy-cool, Scandinavian detective story while sunbathing on a Caribbean beach. We guarantee it will make you shiver. * Independent on Sunday, Greatest Holiday Reads Ever *An Arctic tale worthy of Conrad - New StatesmanA cracker...hard to put down...a real find - Edmund White Promotional The original Scandinavian thriller Kirkus UK Review It began with the death of a small child, who fell from a roof, a child who was afraid of heights. And there it might have ended except for the fact that Smilla Jaspersen grew suspicious about the hurried autopsy, the inconsistencies, questions evaded, and most of all, the childs footprints in the snow. A Greenlander in Denmark, Jaspersen is an outsider but the legacy of her Inuit upbringing stands her in good stead as she tries to unravel the mystery surrounding Isaiahs death. Her quest leads her deep into the Arctic to another mystery which she can scarcely comprehend. Smilla Jaspersen is a new kind of heroine. Solitary, lonely and contrary, she takes nothing from anyone and clings stubbornly to the old ways of her people, even under the pressure to change. She is the ultimate outsider. (Kirkus UK) Prizes Winner of CWA Silver Dagger for Fiction 1994 Review Text A subtle novel, yet direct, clever, wistful, unforgettable - Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph Review Quote A subtle novel, yet direct, clever, wistful, unforgettable - Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph Promotional "Headline" The original Scandinavian thriller Details ISBN1860461670 Pages 416 Series Harvill Panther S. Year 1996 ISBN-10 1860461670 ISBN-13 9781860461675 Format Paperback Imprint The Harvill Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Danish DEWEY 839.81374 Media Book Language English Publisher Vintage Publishing Publication Date 1996-04-04 UK Release Date 1996-04-04 AU Release Date 1996-04-04 NZ Release Date 1996-04-04 Author Peter HØeg Alternative 9781473520127 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:940933;

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