The History of Danish Dreams - Paperback

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The History of Danish Dreams - Paperback

Name: The History of Danish Dreams - Paperback
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SKU: 9780312428013
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by Høeg Peter

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by Høeg Peter (Author)

From the author of Smilla's Sense of Snow comes this highly imaginative novel, "wonderful in scope . . . crammed with Danish history, social realism, satire, magic realism, high romance, and sexual goings-on" (Newsday).

In a Danish feudal castle, 1520, a count believes he has pinpointed the center of the universe--a patch of land on his estate. But when his discovery is met with disbelief, he walls off his mansion and has all of the clocks stopped. Four centuries pass instantaneously, and the count's young secretary, Carl, emerges from isolation to find a world bursting with war, innovation, love, sexuality, danger, and all the values of the sixteenth century turned upside down as though by supernatural forces--namely, the force of history. From one of our most gifted international writers comes a dazzling epic fairy tale, a tough fable about the gifts and iniquities of progress.

Author Biography

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

Number of Pages: 416

Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN

Publication Date: September 30, 2008

ISBN	9780312428013
Author	Høeg Peter
Publisher	St. Martins Press-3PL
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	September 2008
Language	ENG- English
Pages	416
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print