OUT STEALING HORSES
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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 the accidental death of a child, his best frie...
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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 the accidental death of a child, his best friend s feelings of guil t and eventual disappearance, his father s decision to leave the family for another woman will change his life forever. An early morning adven ture out stealing horses leaves Trond bruised and puzzled by his friend Jon s sudden breakdown. The tragedy that lies behind this scene becomes the catalyst for the two boys 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.
Product Info
ISBN: 0099506130
ISBN-13: 9780099506133
Publisher: Vintage Books
Year: 2007
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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