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Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg.
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The most recognized contemporary Danish writer on the international literary scene, Peter Høeg gained widespread acclaim for his second novel, Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne (1992; t...
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In the following review of Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, Williams favorably discusses Høeg's protagonist and the novel's setting.
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow [i...
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Shapiro is an American reporter, journalist, and critic. In the following review of Smilla's Sense of Snow, she compares Høeg's work to that of John le Carré.
Smilla'...
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In the following review of Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, McCue discusses the style and themes of Høeg's work.
Every remove from safety makes us feel more reckless, abandoned. [I...
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Eder is an American journalist and critic who won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 1987. In the following review of Smilla's Sense of Snow, he discusses the novel's characters.
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In the following review of Smilla's Sense of Snow, Nathan praises the book, especially for its elements of suspense.
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In the following mixed review of Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, Whiteside declares preference for the first half of the novel.
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In the following review of Smilla's Sense of Snow, Meyer, though praising Høeg's descriptions of Greenland, contends that many of the novel's characterizations are too undi...
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In the following excerpt, Bell offers a mixed assessment of Smilla's Sense of Snow, praising the characterization of Smilla but lamenting Høeg's loss of focus towards the end of t...
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In the following review of Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, Loose finds the work to be more than a murder-mystery thriller, declaring it "a remorseless, unforgettable indictment of (the D...
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In the following positive review, Smiley applauds Høeg's redevelopment of the mystery genre in Smilla's Sense of Snow.
It's not hard to tell that Peter Høeg, the Dan...
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In the following essay, Norseng discusses the presence of children in Smilla's Sense of Snow.
“Our house was the house of mourning. … Elizabeth was sad and desponding. … Th...
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In the following review, Leithhauser offers a generally positive assessment of Smilla's Sense of Snow, despite the protagonist's “professorial” narration style.
So many oth...
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In the following interview, Høeg discusses his career and the popular success of Smilla's Sense of Snow.
Peter Høeg is not a man of appearances. The 36-year-old Danish author arri...
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In the following review, Andersen compares Smilla's Sense of Snow to Borderliners, noting Høeg's use of time as a plot device.
As a follow-up to the internationally successful Smi...
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Teaching Smilla's Sense of Snow
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Smilla's Sense of Snow Lesson Plans contain 143 pages of teaching material, including:
Peter Hoeg
Critical Review by John Williams
