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Out Stealing Horses
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Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
In 1948, when he is fifteen, Trond spends a summer in the country with his father. The events - the accidental death of a child, his best friend's feelings of guilt and eventual disappearance, his father's decision to leave the family for another woman - will change his life forever. An early morning adventure out stealing horses leaves Trond bruised and puzzled by his friend Jon's sudden breakdown. The tragedy which lies behind this scene becomes the catalyst for the two boys' families gradually to fall apart. As a 67-year-old man, and following the death of his wife, Trond has moved to an isolated part of Norway to live in solitude. But a chance encounter with a character from the fateful summer of 1948 brings the painful memories of that year flooding back, and will leave Trond even more convinced of his decision to end his days alone.
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This stunning novel will tell you more about the Norwegian countryside and psyche than the most enthusiastically well-informed guidebook. - Sunday Telegraph
[Petterson] captures the essence of a man's vast existence with a clean-lined freshness that hits you like a burst of winter air - surprising and breathtaking. - Daily Express
. . . a true gem, compact yet radiant. - Independent on Sunday
. . . a minor masterpiece of death and delusion. - The Guardian
About the Author
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Per Petterson was born in 1952 and was a librarian and bookseller before he published his first work, a volume of short stories, in 1987. Since then he has written three novels which have established his reputation as one of Norway's best fiction writers. To Siberia and In the Wake are also published by Harvill in English translation
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Book Info
Format
Paperback
272 pages
Author
Per Petterson
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Publisher
Vintage
Publication
date
6th July 2006
ISBN
9780099506133
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