This month world book club comes to a surprisingly sunny oslo as part of our mini norwegian season to talk to one. May 28, 2014 out stealing horses is a particularly nuanced novel, so a reader who wants everything tied neatly together at the end will be sorely disappointed. Out stealing horses kindle edition by petterson, per, born, anne. 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. Out stealing horses 2005, by norwegian author per petterson, follows an. A grieving widower moves to the country where a chance encounter rekindles memories from his past. Set in the east of norway on the border of sweden map of norway, the story opens in 1999 with 67yearold trond. His breakthrough novel, out stealing horses, was named a best book of 2007 by the new york times and has been translated into more than thirty languages. Per petterson is an internationally renowned norwegian author.
Mighty monday book club meets the third monday of each month at 2 pm. An early morning adventure out stealing horses leaves trond bruised and puzzled by his friend jons sudden breakdown. A gripping account of such originality as to expand the readers own experience of life. Panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of trond sander, a sixtysevenyearold man who has moved from the city to a remote, riverside cabin, only to have all the turbulence, grief, and overwhelming beauty of his youth come back to him one night while hes out on a walk. Out stealing horses is a pure, poignant and luminous story that feels out of place in this modern and cluttered world. In earlier life, tron had lived in the city and made enough money to retire, but this is the. Although my interest in writing about books generally takes a more analytical bentdiving into an authors bag of tricks, dissecting how an effect was achieved or tracing the iterations of a motif along its winding coursethere does occasionally come a book that elicits an unexpectedly more personal reaction, one that overshadows my analytical.
The novel depicts the rhythms, work, and events of rural life with loving detail. Out stealing horses book by per petterson 7 available. Out stealing horses by per petterson, signed abebooks. Out stealing horses was also awarded the independent foreign fiction prize in the united kingdom that same year. Out stealing horses, by per petterson translated by anne born, begins with trond sander, a 67yearold man living in a small secluded cabin on the swedish border. What began as a joy ride on borrowed horses ends with jon falling into a strange trance of grief.
Out stealing horses is tinged with an autumnal sense of loss and the selfexamination of an old man looking back on his life. Out stealing horses by petterson, per penguin random house. Free download or read online out stealing horses pdf epub book. Pdf out stealing horses book by per petterson free. The heart is a lonely hunter by carson mccullers april 20, 2020. We hope that this guide will provide you a starting place for discussion, and suggest a variety of perspectives from which you might approach out stealing horses.
Though he has lived most of his life in the city, he began life in a small place not unlike the one he is now in. It obviously struck a chord in our cities of scandinavians. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading out stealing horses. Take our free out stealing horses quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. An early morning adventure out stealing horses leads to the tragic death of one boy and a resulting lifetime of guilt and isolation for his friend, in this moving tale about the painful loss of innocence and of traditional ways of life that are gone forever. Per petterson out stealing horses seeing the world. Book club suggestions, comingofage, literary, norway, psychological study, social and political issues. A former bookseller, petterson lives in oslo, norway.
Does the electronic version of the book completely replace the paper version. In retrospectand this is a novel that strikes deep and lingers longit feels more like some shattering literary symphony. Read the book on paper it is quite a powerful experience. Apr 29, 2008 a gripping account of such originality as to expand the readers own experience of life. I read this book when it first came out with my book club and it blew me away in a. Out stealing horses book club kit saint paul public. He even learns that the phrase out stealing horses, which he had tossed around casually with his friend, has a meaning that reaches beyond their childhood pranks. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where i was spending the summer with my father. Jun 24, 2007 a fairly short novel with a timescape of half a century that seems to have left out nothing important is a bit of a miracle.
Release date 8 march 2019 title out stealing horses director hans petter moland runtime 2 h 02 min genres drama original title ut og. Secres and lies in a silicon valley startup by john carreyrou feb. If the server does not provide a quick download, then we remove it from the list. Ian thomson finds ironclad and chill fjords in a fine anthology of norwegian fiction and per pettersons latest novel, out stealing horses ian thomson sat. Download out stealing horses study guide subscribe now. The ghosts of eden park by karen abbott march 16, 2020.
Book club out stealing horses per petterson meetup. Panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of trond sander, a sixtyseven yearold man who has moved from the city to a remote, riverside cabin, only to have all the turbulence, grief, and overwhelming beauty of. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Jan 26, 2016 m an affiliate for the book depository. A novel kindle edition by petterson, per, born, anne. Out stealing horses by per petterson great pick for 2020. Out stealing horses by per petterson book club discussion. Among other awards it won the 2007 dublin impac award, one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
Set in the easternmost region of norway, out stealing horses begins with an ending. Fortunately the trondheim library had an english translation of out stealing horses and my husband kindly. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of trond sander, a sixtysevenyear. Panoramic and gripping, it tells the story of trond sander, a sixtyseven yearold man who has moved from the city to a remote, riverside cabin, only to have all the turbulence, grief, and overwhelming beauty of his youth come back to. Buy out stealing horses by petterson, per, born, anne from amazons fiction books store. At age sixtyseven, trond has settled in an isolated part of eastern norway to live out his life in solitude, but a chance encounter with his only neighbor stirs up longdormant memories. Pdf out stealing horses book by per petterson free download. Norwegian author of out stealing horses takes questions from a rapt audience on his awardwinning tale. Per pettersons lyrical, deceptively clever out stealing horses is told by 67yearold trond sander, who has recently moved to a remote cottage in the. The main characters of this fiction, european literature story are. Best of all, if after reading an e book, you buy a paper version of out stealing horses. Set in the easternmost region of norway, out stealing horses.
About this book two narrative planes dominate out stealing horses. Jun 08, 2014 norwegian author of out stealing horses takes questions from a rapt audience. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of out stealing horses by per petterson. Haunting, minimalist prose and expert pacing give this quiet story from norway native petterson in the wake, 2006, etc. For march meetup we will read out stealing horses by per petterson rosemary won againscandinavians differentiate between loneliness and solitude. Out stealing horses has won the impac dublin literary award, the independent foreign fiction prize and the norwegian booksellers prize. This month world book club comes to a surprisingly sunny oslo. Casting his mind back to 1948, he recalls a horse stealing prank with his best friend that turned trag. Though he has lived most of his life in the city, he began life in a small place not unlike the one he is.
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. It would be much appreciated to click the link below if youre interested in picking up any of my recommendations. A novel beloved by readers the world over, per pettersons out stealing horses is a. Among other awards it won the 2007 dublin impac award, one of the richest literary prizes in the world out stealing horses has double meanings and two sets of twins. They go out stealing horses, riding horses belonging to a wealthy. Multiple awardwinning author per petterson delivers an eloquent, meditative novel. Dec 17, 2005 ian thomson finds ironclad and chill fjords in a fine anthology of norwegian fiction and per pettersons latest novel, out stealing horses ian thomson sat 17 dec 2005 10. About this guide the following author biography and list of questions about out stealing horses are intended as resources to aid individual readers and book groups who would like to learn more about the author and this book. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 258 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Our book club is hoping the norwegian movie will come to the us so we can see it together. There are bound to be people annoyed and disappointed by out stealing horses, as it is not the traditional narrative they may be used to. Out stealing horses by per petterson first published. Out stealing horses has been embraced across the world as a classic, a novel of universal relevance and power. Book club out stealing horses per petterson in 1948, when he is fifteen, trond spends a summer in the country with his father. It was translated into english in 2005 by anne born, published in the uk that year, and in the us in 2007. Sep 25, 2015 if the server does not provide a quick download, then we remove it from the list. Its a simple tale that doesnt do anything fancy, and had the feel of both being radiant like the sun high up in the sky and the echoing sadness of a dry riverbed. Out stealing horses by per petterson july 21, 2020 almost sisters by joshilyn jackson aug. I cant see how exegetes, excited by unpacking fraught outcomes, can. Publication date 2007 topics social isolation fiction, norway fiction. Norwegian author of out stealing horses takes questions from a rapt audience.
Pdf out stealing horses download full pdf book download. Out stealing horses by per petterson the new canon. Tronds friend jon often appeared at his doorstep with an adventure in mind for the two of them. With stellan skarsgard, bjorn floberg, tobias santelmann, danica curcic. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. I needed to concentrate, trond says at the start of the book pg. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2003, and was written by per petterson. Trond soon learns what befell jon earlier that day an incident that marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both boys. This book has won all sorts of awards yet only 7 of 15 in our club could finish it.
To ask other readers questions about out stealing horses, please sign up. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Trond soon learns what befell jon earlier that dayan incident that marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both boys. Apr 29, 2008 out stealing horses has been embraced across the world as a classic, a novel of universal relevance and power. Discussion of themes and motifs in per pettersons out stealing horses. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A novel beloved by readers the world over, per pettersons out stealing horses is a masterpiece of death and delusion in a nordic land the guardian. This book is a minor masterpiece of death and delusion in a nordic land. Out stealing horses begins with trond sander, an older man living a solitary existence in the woods. Instead of building toward a climactic finish, or revealing a fateful detail that ties together several unrelated events, out stealing horses is a dreamy recitation of memories and the present day, as experienced by an aging widower in rural norway. Im an australian expat living in norway and when i heard a podcast interview, with questions from readers, of per petterson by harriet gilbert on the bbc world book club, i decided it was time to read my first norwegian novel.
Out stealing horses book yarra plenty regional library. 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. Out stealing horses is a catalogue supporting her solo exhibition presented at tacit galleries in melbourne, 9 may. In fact, this novels final section moves suddenly away from rural norway and takes trond back into oslo and then into sweden. Book reflections out stealing horses by per petterson. Too much norway woods, though it did have a very subtle point to make about loyalty. Jul 06, 2006 buy out stealing horses by petterson, per, born, anne from amazons fiction books store. A bestseller in norway and germany and the winner of the irish impac award, out stealing horses was published in the usa in hardcover last year, and in paperback a couple of weeks ago. Subtle prose and profound vision combine in an unforgettable novel an achingly good read. Out stealing horses has 7 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A fairly short novel with a timescape of half a century that seems to have left out nothing important is a bit of a miracle. Reading guide for out stealing horses by per petterson.