2009 Nominated
The Quiet Girl
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Kaspar Krone is a world-renowned circus clown, and a man in some deep trouble. Drowning in gambling debt and wanted for tax evasion, Krone is drafted into the service of a mysterious order of nuns who promise him reprieve 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
THE TRANSLATOR Nadia
Christensen
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Multi-level effort including suspense, mystery, ecological problems with well fleshed out characters, sets the scene for this beautifully written novel.
A brilliantly complex and mysterious tale told with the intensity of a thriller.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
Denmark
Original Language
Danish
Publisher
Farrar,
Harvill Secker
Translator
Nadia Christensen