Peter Hoeg: The Quiet Girl, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

A fast-paced philosophical thriller of rare quality from the author of Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow .

Beschreibung

Set in Denmark in the here and now, The Quiet Girl centres around Kaspar 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.

When one of the children goes missing a year later, Krone sets off to find the young girl and bring her back, making a shocking series of discoveries along the way about her identity and the true intentions of his young wards.

Rezension

"Superb new novel...At once intricate and explosive, The Quiet Girl is elegantly written and furiously plotted, resonant (though not acoustically) of Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy and also David Mamet's elaborately staged deceptions" Mark Lawson Independent on Sunday

Klappentext

Ten years after his internationally acclaimed novel "Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow", which sold more than 1.4 million copies and was made into a film starring Gabriel Byrne, Hoeg returns with a new fast-paced philosophical thriller. '"The Quiet Girl" has Hoeg's bestselling hallmarks- including an off-kilter hero in the shape of Kasper Krone, a world-famous clown with a penchant for poker and mysticism' "Daily Mail "