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Peter H. Fogtdal, Danish novelist, was born May 22, 1956 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has written 12 novels in Danish. Three have been translated into French, two into Portuguese, and one into English. In Denmark he is known for writing novels with a spiritual, mystical or humorous slant.
In 2005 he won a French literary prize, Prix Littéraire des Ambassadeurs de la Francophonie for his translated novel Le front chantilly (Floedeskumsfronten). In 2001 this novel was named one of the three best novels of the year by the biggest Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
Peter H. Fogtdal shares his time between Portland, Oregon and Copenhagen, Denmark.
Novel in English:
The Tsar's Dwarf (2008, [Hawthorne Books] Translated by Tiina Nunnally. (ISBN 0-9790188-0-3)
Selected novels in Danish:
Drømmeren fra Palæstina (1998, {L&R}
Flødeskumsfronten (2001, {L&R}
Zarens dværg (2006, {L&R}
Skorpionens hale (2008, {Gyldendal}