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The quiet girl / Peter Hoeg ; translated from the Danish by Nadia Christensen

By:

Hoeg, Peter, 1957-

Contributor(s):

Christensen, Nadia

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Danish Publication details: New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux , c2007.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 408 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780374263690

Uniform titles:

Stille pige . English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

FIC HOE

Abstract: "Set in Denmark in the here and now, The Quiet Girl centers around Kasper Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and an even deeper gambling debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve from the international authorities in return for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical abilities - abilities that Krone shares. When one of the children goes missing, Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back, making a series of shocking discoveries along the way about her identity and the true intentions of his young wards." "The result is a fast-paced philosophical thriller that blends social realism with the literary fantastic while pitting art and spirituality against corporate interests and nothing less than the will to war of the industrialized world."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC HOE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Expurgado/No disponible		026419

"Originally published in 2006 by Rosinante, Denmark"--T.p. verso.

"Set in Denmark in the here and now, The Quiet Girl centers around Kasper Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and an even deeper gambling debt. Wanted for tax evasion and on the verge of extradition, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve from the international authorities in return for his help safeguarding a group of children with mystical abilities - abilities that Krone shares. When one of the children goes missing, Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back, making a series of shocking discoveries along the way about her identity and the true intentions of his young wards." "The result is a fast-paced philosophical thriller that blends social realism with the literary fantastic while pitting art and spirituality against corporate interests and nothing less than the will to war of the industrialized world."--BOOK JACKET.

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