Peter Hovmand
Peter Hovmand is a Danish–Greenlandic writer and photographer. Son of Estrella and Mads Hovmand, grandson of film director Annelise Hovmand.
After serving his first period as a soldier Peter Hovmand 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: 4° Regiment Etranger, 2° Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes, Dronningens Livregiment, Sjællandske Livregiment and Den Kongelige Livgarde.
His debut in 1998 was his military memoirs 'Til det yderste' focused on his experiences as a recruit in the French Foreign Legion.
Later on he wrote several other books, short stories, novels, as well as an essay on Knut Hamsun and Nietzsche.
