Out Stealing Horses Per Petterson Translated by Anne Born Home Accents Books

Plot Summary Out Stealing Horses (2005), by Norwegian author Per Petterson, follows an older man’s meditations on and acceptance of his past life and future death. The most recent English translation is by Anne Born, and the novel won high praise from The New York Times and The New Yorker. It also won the 2007 IMPAC award, which comes with a cash award of 115,000 dollars. The novel's recurring themes include strained family relationships, memory, and guilt. The novel is written in the first person, with the reader often overhearing the protagonist’s thoughts. Trond Sander lives by himself, by choice, in a dilapidated old cabin in a remote area of eastern Norway. It is October 1999. His only companion is a dog named Lyra whose breed he doesn’t know. He spent his working life in Oslo but has since retired. City life was never for him, and he’s much happier living on this remote patch of cold earth. Pre-owned condition. Home Accents Cofffe Table Books Retail Price $ 14 Pages: 238 ISBN 978-0-312-42708-5 Out Stealing Horses (2003) Printed in the USA by Picador Reding Group Join me on Poshmark—my favorite app to buy & sell fashion, art, books,upcycled, handmade items, and more. You'll save up to 70% off of top brands! For a limited time, use my code ROCIOHUERTA28 to save $10 https://posh.mk/L7KsC1yHCEb Se Habla Español Bundles 20% off Same Day Shipping Pet and Smoke Free Home