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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... read more
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Summary edit
Kasper Krone, a world-renowned Danish clown with exceptional powers of hearing, has a deep love for the music of 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... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Kasper Krone: Add a description of this character.
- Josef Kain
- Moerk
- Stina
- Franz Fieber
- Franz Heber
- Sonja
- Franz Reber
- Mother Maria
- Richter
- Maximillian
- Mozart
- Aske Brodersen
- Helene Krone
- Lona Bohrfeldt
- Konon
- Kalil
- Hitler
- Mother Rabia
- Leisemeer
- Boras
- Vivian
- Andrea Fink
- Bach
- Amager
First Sentence edit
SheAlmighty had tuned each person in a musical key, and Kasper could hear it.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter Høeg (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Farrar
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0374263698
Page Count: 424
Publisher: Farrar
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0374263698
Page Count: 424
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 839.81374
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