Per Petterson
Out Stealing Horses
Paperback
(Wheeler Pub Inc July 18, 2008)
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 the accidental death of a child, his best friendâs feelings of guilt and eventual disappearance, his fatherâs decision to leave the family for another woman â will change his life forever. An early morning adventure out stealing horses leaves Trond bruised and puzzled by his friend Jonâs sudden breakdown. The tragedy that lies behind this scene becomes the catalyst for the two boysâ families to gradually 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.Per Petterson, defeated eight finalists, including Julian Barnes, J.M. Coetzee, Salman Rushdie and Cormac McCarthy to win the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for Out Stealing Horses.
- Series
- Wheeler Large Print Book Series
- ISBN
- 1597227749 / 9781597227742
- Pages
- 337
- Weight
- 14.1 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 1.0 in.
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