Smilla's Sense of Snow: A Novel by Peter Høeg
The novel revolves around Smilla Jaspersen, a woman of Greenlandic-Inuit and Danish descent living in Copenhagen, who investigates the mysterious death of a small Inuit boy who falls from the roof of their apartment building. Despite the authorities ruling it as an accident, Smilla's understanding of the Arctic snow and ice, her intuition, and her relentless pursuit for truth lead her to uncover a much darker, dangerous conspiracy involving powerful corporations and government agencies.
The 1014th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1992
- Nationality
- Danish
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400-500
- Words
- 122,000
- Original Language
- Danish
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- The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- The 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time (Time)
- The 100 Best Crime Novels and Thrillers since 1945 (The Times)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)