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 Out Stealing Horses - Per Petterson
Newest Review: ... situations. Something I feel worth mentioning is that literary success came to Petterson later on in his life. He was a man ... more  ... of very low self-esteem and he didn't find writing easy. He spent his early years working in a bookshop in Oslo and this is where he met many influential writers of the day. His first book was a group of short stories that were linked together, set in Oslo in the fifties and portrayed a little boy, Arvid Jansen, and the relationship he had with his father. The little boy is to some extent autobiographical and is a figure that recurs in the books to follow. Two of these books, To Siberia and The Wake have been transla...more |
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Out Stealing Horses - Per Petterson: Old Guy in the Forest with his dog and his memories (1517 words)
by - written on 29/05/09 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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It isn't very often I review books not because I don't read but because I am very fussy about the books I read. I have a very low concentration span so therefore when I do read a novel it has to grab my attention straight away and I have to care about the characters and the environment that the characters live in. Out Stealing Horses is a book written by a Norwegian writer, Per Petterson who has won many prizes for literature including one of the most coveted prizes - the International IMPAC Dublin Literary award. Per's new book is his sixth novel which puts him up there with the other top important Norwegian writers of today. Per's style is terse and under ... Read the complete review
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