Peter Hoeg

Peter Hoeg is a Danish writer of fiction, born in 1957. He is best known for his novel Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, published in 1992, a thriller that brought him an international readership. He was born in Copenhagen and worked as a sailor, ballet dancer and actor, experiences he uses in his novels, before graduating in literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1984. His first novel, A History of Danish Dreams, appeared in 1988.