Readers who know only pettersons most successful also more straightforward and less interesting novel, out stealing horses, which won many prizes when it appeared in english translation. Out stealing horses by petterson, per and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Out stealing horses won the norwegian booksellers prize, the critics award for. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where i was spending the summer with my father. Out stealing horses has been embraced across the world as a classic, a novel of universal relevance and power. Meanwhile per pettersons novel, out stealing horses, alludes to gestapo atrocities in wartime oslo and the heroic norwegian resistance romanticised. The narrator of out stealing horses, sixtysevenyearold trond, is a man equally consumed by his past and his present. Review of out stealing horses by per petterson, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. A novel beloved by readers the world over, per pettersons out stealing horses is a. Per petterson won the international impac dublin literary award for his novel out stealing horses, which has been translated into more than thirty languages and was named a best book of 2007 by the new york times. His debut book was aske i munnen, sand i skoa 1987, a collection of short stories.
Out stealing horses, serves as both the announcement of an adolescent prank and a. Benjamin lytal, the new york sun among the agreeable surprises of per pettersons novel is the misleading suggestion that the modesty of his narrators voice foretells a tale of minor events, an account of the sort of photorealism that prevents. In his new novel, i curse the river of time, he draws on tragedies in his own family to explore the thorny relationship. Out stealing horses, pettersons fifth novel but just his second to be published in the united states, struck like a comet, sending readers and critics into fits of justifiable swooning. Out stealing horses by per petterson the greatest books. A staff pick by michael mcgriff out stealing horses by per petterson picador, 2005 availabe both new and used at tsunami for me theres really only one metric for determining a book recommendation, and its this question. Its a simple tale that doesnt do anything fancy, and had the feel of both being radiant like the sun high up in the sky and the echoing sadness of a dry riverbed. Meet per petterson, one of the finest norwegian writers, who talks about writing between the lines and playing with whats not being told. Out stealing horses by per petterson panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of trond sander, a sixtysevenyearold man who has moved from the city to a remote, riverside cabin, only to have all the turbulence, grief, and overwhelming beauty of his. Out stealing horses, by per petterson, trs anne born the. Out stealing horses won the norwegian booksellers prize, the critics award for best novel, and the independent foreign fiction prize. Per petterson is the author of seven novels, including out stealing horses, i curse the river of time, its fine by me, in the wake, and to siberia. Out stealing horses is one of my favorite two or three new novels to appear this year.
Petterson knew from the age of 18 that he wanted to be a writer, but didnt embark on this career for many years his debut book, the short story collection aske i munnen, sand i. Per petterson to celebrate the american publication of his novel i refuse, acclaimed norwegian author per peterson discusses friendship, fiction, and the passage of time. His bestselling novel out stealing horses has been translated into 50 languages and won. Early in the book, in the 1948 part, i let the two fathers of my main characters, jon and trond have a problem with looking at each other. Out stealing horses has won the impac dublin literary award, the independent foreign fiction prize and the norwegian booksellers prize. Though he has lived most of his life in the city, he began life in a small place not unlike the one he is now in.
Much of the melancholy in per pettersons novel derives from the long shadow of men with guns. Two of per pettersons novels have already been published to acclaim in britain, to siberia and in the wake. Per petterson is the author of books including in the wake, to siberia, and i curse the river of time. Per petterson has written five novels, which have established his reputation as one of norways best fiction writers. Click to read more about out stealing horses by per petterson. Out stealing horses is a pure, poignant and luminous story that feels out of place in this modern and cluttered world. Per pettersons lyrical, deceptively clever out stealing horses is told by 67yearold trond sander, who has recently moved to a remote cottage in the. It was translated into english in 2005 by anne born, published in the uk that year, and in the us in 2007. Print the page add to a calendar using ical share page on facebook share page on twitter.
Out stealing horses is a 2003 norwegian novel by per petterson. Panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of trond sander, a sixtysevenyear. The most recent english translation is by anne born and the novel won high praise from the new york times and the new yorker. He made his literary breakthrough in 2003 with the prizewinning novel out stealing horses, which has been published in fortynine. To celebrate the american publication of his novel i refuse, acclaimed norwegian author per peterson discusses friendship, fiction, and the passage of time per petterson is the author of seven novels, including out stealing horses, i curse the river of time, its fine by me, in the wake, and to siberia.
Per petterson is the author of five novels, including in the wake and to siberia. Out stealing horses begins with trond sander, an older man living a solitary existence in the woods. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A book i have thought about quite a bit after reading. Per petterson born 18 july 1952 in oslo is a norwegian novelist. Per petterson per petterson is the author of five novels, including in the wake and to siberia. He moves to a solitary cabin in the deep woods of norway to get away from it all. Since the success of out stealing horses, petterson has been in demand at book festivals from israel to iceland, but he has found that the pressure of life outside his cosy work cabin, 50 metres. Per petterson is a writer, known for out stealing horses 2019, dagsrevyen 1958 and lhora del lector 2007. A former bookseller, petterson lives in oslo, norway. Buy out stealing horses by petterson, per, born, anne from amazons fiction books store. Per petterson books list of books by author per petterson. Out stealing horses, by per petterson translated by anne born, begins with trond sander, a 67yearold man living in a small secluded cabin on the swedish border.
Out stealing horses by per petterson the new canon. Perhaps, petterson suggests, the mystery of fathers isnt one that needs solving after all. Out stealing horses and the norwegian feeling for real. Per petterson was born in oslo in 1952 and worked for several years as an unskilled labourer and a bookseller. Among other awards it won the 2007 dublin impac award, one of the richest literary prizes in the world. Out stealing horses won the impac dublin literary award, the independent foreign fiction prize and the norwegian booksellers prize. Set in norway, the book jumps back and forth between present day when trond, now a 67yo. Panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of trond sander, a sixtyseven yearold man who has moved from the city to a remote, riverside cabin, only to have all.
This sentence is trademark per petterson, the norwegian author of the bestselling out stealing horses, who seemed to have cornered the market in brooding. Edited by three distinguished norwegian critics, this book contains 28. This balancing act between the reflectiveness of age and the action of youth gives structure to per pettersons affecting fifth novel, his second to be published in translation in. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Pettersons last book, out stealing horses, was a surprise hit in the u. Panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of trond sander, a sixtyseven yearold man who has moved from the city to a remote, riverside cabin, only to have all the turbulence, grief, and overwhelming beauty of. Haunting, minimalist prose and expert pacing give this quiet story from norway native petterson in the. Per pettersons lyrical, deceptively clever out stealing horses is told by 67yearold trond sander, who has recently moved to a remote cottage in the countryside beyond oslo, where he believes he. He even learns that the phrase out stealing horses, which he had tossed around casually with his friend, has a meaning that reaches beyond their childhood pranks. Books and ideas fairfax library calendar library home. Out stealing horses and in the wake by per petterson. Buy a cheap copy of out stealing horses book by per petterson. In per pettersons awardwinning out stealing horses, the protagonist, trond sanders, is 67 years old he is not quite old but pretty much retiring from life after losing his beloved wife and sister.
Out stealing horses 2005, by norwegian author per petterson, follows an older mans meditations on and acceptance of his past life and future death. In earlier life, tron had lived in the city and made enough money to retire, but this is the. Out stealing horses by per petterson, translated by anne born, 264pp. Out stealing horses book by per petterson thriftbooks.
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