Peter Hovmand (born 31 January 1974) is a Danish–Greenlandic writer and photographer. Son of Estrella and Mads Hovmand, grandson of film director

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. Hovmand was born in Copenhagen and after serving his first period as a soldier, he got his high school diploma in

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. Later on he took an MA in

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from the

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with a focus on Nordic, German and French literature. Over the years he served as a combat soldier in five different regiments:

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, Dronningens Livregiment (now closed), Sjællandske Livregiment (now closed) and Den Kongelige Livgarde. His debut in 1998 was his military memoirs ''Til det yderste'' (To the Extreme) focused on his experiences as a recruit in the

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. He later wrote several other books, short stories, novels, as well as an essay on

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and

Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher. He began his career as a classical philologist, turning to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, aged 24, Nietzsche became the youngest pro ...

References

External links

www.PeterHovmand.dk

Litteratursiden.dk

Interview in English
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