OUT STEALING HORSES
by Petterson, Per
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0099506130
- ISBN 13
- 9780099506133
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US: Vintage Books, 2007. Paperback. Good. Winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.In 1948, when he is fifteen, Trond spends a summer in the country with his father. The events Â?Â? the accidental death of a child, his best friendÂ?Â?s feelings of guil t and eventual disappearance, his fatherÂ?Â?s decision to leave the family for another woman Â?Â? will change his life forever. An early morning adven ture out stealing horses leaves Trond bruised and puzzled by his friend Jon Â?Â?s sudden breakdown. The tragedy that lies behind this scene becomes the catalyst for the two boysÂ?Â? families to gradually fall apart. As a 67-ye ar-old man, and following the death of his wife, Trond has moved to an isol ated part of Norway to live in solitude. But a chance encounter with a char acter from the fateful summer of 1948 brings the painful memories of that y ear flooding back, and will leave Trond even more convinced of his decision to end his days alone.Per Petterson, defeated eight finalists, incl.
Synopsis
Out Stealing Horses (Ut og stjæle hester) is a 2003 novel by Per Petterson. It was translated into English in 2005 by Anne Born, published in the UK that year, and in the US in 2007. Among other awards it won the 2007 Dublin IMPAC Award, one of the richest literary prizes in the world. Out Stealing Horses has double meanings and two sets of twins. When asked “How did the Nazi Occupation of Norway translate into the plot of your novel?” Mr.
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- Infinity Books Japan (JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000059054
- Title
- OUT STEALING HORSES
- Author
- Petterson, Per
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0099506130
- ISBN 13
- 9780099506133
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 2007
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