Peter Hovmand

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

Hovmand was born in Copenhagen and after serving his first period as a soldier, he got his high school diploma in Gentofte. Later on he took an MA in Comparative Literature from the University of Copenhagen with a focus on Nordic, German and French literature.

Over the years he served as a combat soldier in five different regiments: 4th Foreign Regiment, 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment, Dronningens Livregiment (now closed), Sjællandske Livregiment (now closed) and Den Kongelige Livgarde.

His debut in 1998 was his military memoirs Til det yderste[1] (To the Extreme) focused on his experiences as a recruit in the French Foreign Legion. He later wrote several other books, short stories, novels, as well as an essay on Knut Hamsun[2] and Nietzsche.

References

  1. ^ Til det yderste (1998), Lindhardt & Ringhof - memoirs
  2. ^ Knut Hamsuns oprør (2013) review in Kristeligt Dagblad
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