Tales of the Night - Softcover

Peter Hoeg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140279733 ISBN 13: 9780140279733

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1999

Synopsis

From the prosecution of a Danish homosexual to a mathematician's meeting with Joseph Conrad, the author of Smilla's Sense of Snow offers eight enchanting and globe-spanning tales of love set on March 19, 1929. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Peter Høeg has proven himself a daring literary novelist and a thrilling suspense writer. Now, with this collection of interlaced tales set in Africa, Portugal and Denmark, Høeg unveils his masterful storytelling ability, echoing the literary styles of Joseph Conrad and Karen Blixen.

From a railroad car in the Congo to a ship off Lisbon to an upper class apartment in Copenhagen, these tales all occur on March 29, 1929, as Western and non-Western cultures confront each other in love, hate and science.

About the Author:

Peter Hoeg was born in 1957 and followed various callings - dancer, actor, fencer, sailor, mountaineer - before he turned seriously to writing. He published his first novel, The History of Danish Dreams, in 1988, and was called 'the foremost writer of his generation' by Information magazine. His crime novel Miss Smilla's feeling for Snow received international acclaim and was an international bestseller.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0140279733
• ISBN 13: 9780140279733
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278