Books by per petterson

James patterson has written 71 novels in total since beginning his career over thirty years ago. It was translated into english in 2005 by anne born, published in the uk that year, and in the us in 2007. May 05, 2010 in 1948, when he is fifteen, trond spends a summer in the country with his father. He has won the international impac dublin literary award, the independent foreign fiction prize and the nordic council literature prize. What began as a joy ride on borrowed horses ends with jon falling into a strange trance of grief. Per petterson has 19 books on goodreads with 72631 ratings. Per petterson won the international impac dublin literary award for the novel out stealing horses, which has been translated into more than thirty. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where i was spending the summer with my father. Per petterson author of jeg nekter 2012 at booksminority. Per petterson audio books, best sellers, author bio. Quotations by per petterson, norwegian novelist, born july 18, 1952. Per petterson was born in oslo in 1952 and worked for several years as an unskilled labourer and a bookseller. Out stealing horses won the norwegian booksellers prize, the critics award for best novel, and the independent foreign fiction prize. Per petterson, born in oslo, norway in 1952, worked for several years as an unskilled labourer, trained as a librarian, and worked as a bookseller, writer, and translator before publishing his first work, aske i munnen, sand i skoa ash in his mouth, sand in his shoe, a volume of short stories, in 1987.

Petterson knew from the age of 18 that he wanted to be a writer, but didnt embark on this career for many years his debut book, the short story collection aske i munnen, sand i skoa, ashes in the mouth, sand in the shoes was published 17 years later, when petterson was 35. Per petterson was a librarian and bookseller before publishing his first book in 1987. I refuse is by per petterson, the author of out stealing horses, a book i loved. Jun 29, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of per petterson books online. He made his literary breakthrough in 2003 with the prizewinning novel out stealing horses, which has been published in fortynine languages and won the international impac dublin literary award and the independent foreign fiction prize. In 1948, when he is fifteen, trond spends a summer in the country with his father. I refuse tells the stories of tommy and jim, two friends close in adolescence who meet after 30 years. A former bookseller, petterson lives in oslo, norway.

His novel out stealing horses made the bestseller lists in the new york times and has been translated into more than 50 languages. Per petterson petterson, per used books, rare books and new books find all books by per petterson and compare prices find signed collectible books by per petterson english. Isbn 9781624061073 9781624061073 dreamscape media llc, 2012. A masterful new novel from per petterson, who provides one of literatures greatest gifts. Per pettersons most popular book is out stealing horses. Petterson was 18 when he realised that books could guide a person in a direction other than that suggested by the bedroom posters. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The opening sentence of the novel short, but bitter not sweet very much sets the tone for per pettersons most recent novel, i refuse. Author per pettersons complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. They may both be scandinavian, but pettersons books are as quiet and. Among the agreeable surprises of per petterson s novel is the misleading suggestion that the modesty of his narrators voice foretells a tale of minor events, an account of the sort of. Per petterson born 18 july 1952, oslo, is a prizewinning norwegian novelist. Out stealing horses is a book that i have wanted to read for a long time but just had a hunch that it was not for me and the hunch was correct.

Time fans of per petterson s other books in english will be delighted by this opportunity to observe arvid jansen in his youth from a fresh perspective. If you havent heard of james patterson, you must have been living under a rock for the last couple of decades. T he norwegian writer per petterson s 2003 novel out stealing horses won the impac award and transformed petterson into an international literary figure. Per petterson born 18 july 1952 in oslo is a norwegian novelist. When arvid jansen comesto one morning in the doorway of a bookstore in oslo, norway, his grief comes back to him in devastating flashes. Jun 24, 2007 much of the melancholy in per pettersons novel derives from the long shadow of men with guns.

This is the 7th of per pettersons books to be published in english, all of which ive read and very much enjoyed. Buy a cheap copy of its fine by me book by per petterson. Per petterson is the author of books including in the wake, to siberia, and i curse the river of time. To siberia 1996, set in the second world war, was published in english in 1998 and nominated for the nordic councils literature prize. Among other awards it won the 2007 dublin impac award, one of the richest literary prizes in the world. From its very first sentence, per petterson s debut novel, originally published in 1989 and now available for the first time in english, in a translation by don bartlett, offers a compelling mix. Out stealing horses has won the impac dublin literary award, the independent. Apr 26, 2015 the norwegian novelist per pettersons new book, i refuse, opens with a startling event, a rare spike of adrenaline in this meditative and melancholy story. Out stealing horses by petterson, per and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Twelveyearold arvid and his family are on holiday, staying with his grandparents in denmark. Jan 15, 2006 per petterson s lyrical, deceptively clever out stealing horses is told by 67yearold trond sander, who has recently moved to a remote cottage in the countryside beyond oslo, where he believes he. Enjoy the best per petterson quotes at brainyquote.

Buy a cheap copy of out stealing horses book by per petterson. Translators are sometimes too good at what they do. They may both be scandinavian, but petterson s books. He made his literary breakthrough in 2003 with the prizewinning novel out stealing horses, which has been published in fifty languages and won the international impac dublin literary award and the independent foreign fiction prize. Buy a cheap copy of i curse the river of time book by per petterson.

This moving and atmospheric novel focusses on the friendship between tommy and jim. James patterson is an american author of thriller and mystery novels. Out stealing horses has won the impac dublin literary award, the independent foreign fiction prize and the norwegian booksellers prize. The norwegian novelist per petterson s new book, i refuse, opens with a startling event, a rare spike of adrenaline in this meditative and melancholy story. In the same spare but evocative style that made readers fall in love with out stealing horses, petterson weaves a tale of two men whose accidental meeting one morning churns.

Per petterson s i refuse is the work of an internationally acclaimed novelist at the height of his powers. The events the accidental death of a child, his best friends feelings of guilt and eventual disappearance, his fathers decision to leave the family for another woman will change his life forever. Norwegian author per petterson is not stieg larsson. Nov 29, 2014 on the surface this might appear to be the originating force for the narrative of norwegian author per pettersons latest novel, translated by don bartlett, but an earlier episode stands behind. Before publishing his first book, petterson worked as a bookseller in norway. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Set in the easternmost region of norway, out stealing horses by per petterson begins with an ending. Click to read more about out stealing horses by per petterson. Its fine by me by per petterson 20924 by per petterson jan 1, 1740.

This is a quiet but thought provoking sort of novel and tells the story of trond a vigorous 67 year old residing in rural norway. Its impossible to go anywhere these days that sells books without seeing some form of james patterson books. Buy echoland by per petterson, don bartlett translator online at alibris. In the wake was the first of his novels to be published in the u. Reading a petterson novel is like falling into a northern landscape paintingall shafts of light and clear palpable chill. Out stealing horses won the worlds richest literary prize the impac, out of dublin last year, and it has had enough buzz that i had to wait weeks for it to come off the reserve list at our local library. He holds the new york times record for being a best selling author in hard cover books and also is in the guinness book of world records under the same prestige. Per petterson books list of books by author per petterson. Discount prices on books by per petterson, including titles like echoland. Per petterson s most popular book is out stealing horses. Out stealing horses, his second novel, was published by graywolf press in 2007. Previously he had worked for years in a factory as an unskilled labourer, as his parents had done before him, and had. Per petterson masters the art of writing simply about big subjects, and this is the heartwarming debut that brought the author of the highly acclaimed out stealing horses to prominence arvid jansen is a young boy who lives on the outskirts of oslo. Few norwegian writers have had the kind of success abroad that per petterson has enjoyed.

Pettersons debut was aske i munnen, sand i skoa 1987, a collection of short. On auduns first day of school he refuses to talk or take off his sunglasses. Interviewing the norwegian author per petterson is like stepping inside one of his books. Confused by the underlying tension between his mother and grandmother. Both books share a moody feeling, a mournfulness, an elegiac quality that dominate the books, that in some ways are the books. A family approach to fiction lets get one thing straight. His debut book was aske i munnen, sand i skoa 1987, a collection of short stories. Per petterson is the author of five novels, including in the wake and to siberia. In its fine by me, arvid befriends a boy named audun. In norway the book has been a huge bestseller, and rights have already been sold.

The english translation is by the wonderful don bartlett. Buy per petterson ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Buy a cheap copy of in the wake book by per petterson. Its impossible to go anywhere these days that sells books without seeing some form of james patterson books on the shelves. Explore books by per petterson with our selection at.

To siberia by per petterson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I have a feeling this book may take root and blossom further within me over time, but for now, i must stop one star short of my top rating. Per petterson author of out stealing horses goodreads. They may both be scandinavian, but petterson s books are as quiet and contemplative as. Per petterson has written five novels, which have established his reputation as one of norways best fiction writers. Petterson knew from the age of 18 that he wanted to be a writer, but didnt embark on this career for many years his debut book, t. Click to read more about to siberia by per petterson. This book was proclaimed one of the decades most sensational debuts.