A study of the relationship between brothers and sisters, with the narrator looking back to her childhood, when she was heavily influenced by her brother Jesper. As she looks back, she reflects on the harsh reality of her life and the direction it led her.
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Per Petterson was born in Oslo in 1952 and worked for several years as an unskilled labourer, a bookseller, a writer and a translator until he made his literary debut in 1987 with the short-story collection Ashes in my Mouth, Sand in my Shoes, which was widely acclaimed by critics. He made his literary breakthrough in 2003 with the novel Out Stealing Horses, which has been translated into 40 languages so far and won many prizes, including the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
"A compassionate, moving but clear-eyed view of family relationships... Overwhelming emotional power" (Independent)
"One of the past decade's most moving novels" (Guardian)
"Beautifully written....wistfully sad... Petterson is a writer of great talent and originality" (Scotsman)
"The past and present collide almost violently, and it all sneaks up on you in a way that makes you catch your breath" (New Yorker)
"A stunning introduction to a writer" (Washington Post)
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Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. 1st English Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. N° de réf. du vendeur GRP64592785
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Vendeur : WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. N° de réf. du vendeur rev6993058967
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Vendeur : Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. Second printing of the first U.K. edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A clean copy with price (£12.99) intact on front flap. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Translated from the Norwegian by Born. F-2059. N° de réf. du vendeur FLAHIVE-2059
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Vendeur : Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur CHL7979382
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Vendeur : M Godding Books Ltd, Devizes, WILTS, Royaume-Uni
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good Jacket. First Edition. First Edition, first impression. The number line contains 1. English language. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item. N° de réf. du vendeur 283791
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Vendeur : Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 248 pages. First English edition, first printing. Translated from the Norwegian by Anne Born. His 4th book which was published in Norway in 1996. A brother & sister in North Jutland try to cope with changing circumstances as World War II begins. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with the spine a touch faded. A beautiful copy! N° de réf. du vendeur 40338274300
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Vendeur : Steve Thorson, Bookseller, Minneapolis, MN, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. AS NEW Book is unread, tight page block, a few very tiny foxing marks on page block, square corners, first edition stated, full numberline 10-1. Unclipped dustjacket (priced at $12.99 lb), no flaws other than the very slightest edge wear at spine head and one corner. Book shipped well packed in a box and USPS tracking number supplied upon shipment. Signed by Author on Title Page. N° de réf. du vendeur 002644
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Vendeur : Ainsworth Books ( IOBA), Chilliwack, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. First English Edition. Only light wear to dust jacket, book is as new.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. This was first published in Norway in 1996 with the title 'Til Sibir'.; 7.50 X 4.70 X 0.90 inches; 256 pages; "Evoking the severe beauty of the tundra his heroine dreams of, Petterson's second novel fashions a subtle stoicism reminiscent of Katherine Anne Porter's work. A unnamed narrator recollects her girlhood in Denmark, on a farm in Vrangbaek near Skagen, where she and her beloved brother, Jesper, live with their hymn-writing mother, carpenter father and stern grandfather. The family falls on hard times when their grandfather hangs himself, leaving behind the explanation, "I can't go on any longer." But the young girl endures the changes in her life, including the new rancor of the Nazi occupation of Denmark, by finding security and hope in her deepening relationship with Jesper. She and Jesper sense there is no future in Denmark and long to go elsewhere: she yearns for the cold stillness of Siberia, he for the desert tumult of Morocco. Jesper, a vivacious and sharp idealist ("I'm no peasant, I'm a proletarian," he shouts at the local baron), opens his innocent sister's eyes to the diminishing possibilities and hypocrisies of life in North Jutland. When the Nazis invade, Jesper joins the resistance and, under suspicion, flees to Morocco, leaving his worshipful sister behind. Instead of fulfilling her own goal of a Siberian idyll, she swallows her disappointment and her dreams of travel. Although Petterson addresses the impact of WWII, alluding to the resistance movement and the coexistence of gentile and Jewish Danes, the novel focuses on the profusion of little moments shaping the beauty and pathos of a stagnant life. In an infinitely sad but translucent ending in the vein of Porter's "Pale Horse, Pale Rider," the narrator says, "I was so young then, and I remember thinking: I'm twenty-three-years-old, there is nothing left in life. Only the rest." ". N° de réf. du vendeur 17913
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Vendeur : Fireside Bookshop, Stroud, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Spotting to inside D/J and edge of pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 725549
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Vendeur : Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. 1st UK edition. Cloth, dj, F/F. 248pp, top corner of the upper panel of the dustjacket bumped, spine sunned, otherwise a fine copy. First novel by the Norwegian Petterson who went on to win several prizes with Ut Og Stjæle Hester [ Out Stealing Horses ] between 2005 - 2007. 250 grams. N° de réf. du vendeur 27164
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