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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.
WINNER 2009 – Nordic Council’s Prize for Literature<br>WINNER 2009 – Norwegian Critics’ Prize<br>WINNER 2009 – Brage Prize <p>“Per Petterson is a profoundly gifted novelist.” <br>— Richard Ford <br> <br>“What is Per Petterson’s secret? He is always compared to Hemingway and Raymond Carver . . . but Petterson has more warmth. What he really knows how to do is to make the moment stand out with a complete, obvious clarity.” <br> — Politiken (Denmark)<br> <br>“Masterful. . . . A deeply fascinating novel.”<br> — Berlingske Tidende (Denmark)<br> <br>“Gripping. . . . Per Petterson is still a blessedly down-to-earth storyteller with a great sense of style, who succeeds in finding enough small words for great feelings.”<br> — Stavanger Aftenblad <br> <br>“Per Petterson’s technique is getting more and more clear and distinct. . . . Petterson unconditionall
