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

Høeg, Peter, 1957- (Author). Christensen, Nadia. (Added Author). Christensen, Nadia. (Added Author).

Summary:

Set in Denmark in the here and now, The Quiet Girl centers around Kaspar Krone, a world-renowned circus clown with a deep love for the music of Johan 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 also shares. When one of the children goes missing, 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. The result is a fast-paced, philosophical thriller blending social realism with the literary fantastic and pitting art and spirituality against corporate interests and nothing less than the will to war by the industrialized world.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374263690
  • ISBN: 0374263698
  • Physical Description: 408 pages : maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st American edition
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in 2006 by Rosinante, Denmark"--T.p. verso.
Subject:
Missing persons > Fiction.
Denmark > Fiction.
Genre:
Thrillers (Fiction)

Available copies

  • 29 of 29 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 1 current hold with 29 total copies.
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Marion Library FIC HOE (Text) 37810434640370 Adult Fiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library F HOEG (Text) 39493106141031 Adult Fiction Available -
Belhaven Public Library FIC (Text) 38344101235818 Adult Fiction Available -
Eden Library Fic (Text) 31554008502626 Adult Fiction Available -
Fairview Library F HOE (Text) 0020507458055 Adult Fiction Available -
Fletcher Branch HOE (Text) 33258006064823 Adult Fiction Available -
G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library FIC HOE (Text) 31420621132060 Adult Fiction Available -
Harnett County Main Library F Hoe (Text) 33630003677627 Adult Fiction Available -
Haywood County Main Library F Høeg (Text) 33115006445685 Adult Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch HOE (Text) 33258006064831 Adult Fiction Available -

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