{"product_id":"its-fine-by-me-paperback","title":"It's Fine by Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePer Petterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans 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. In \u003ci\u003eIt's Fine by Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Arvid befriends a boy named Audun. On Audun's first day of school he refuses to talk or take off his sunglasses; there are stories he would prefer to keep to himself. Audun lives with his mother in a working-class district of Oslo, Norway. He delivers newspapers and talks for hours about Jack London and Ernest Hemingway with Arvid. But he's not sure that school is the right path for him and feels that life holds other possibilities. Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, \u003ci\u003eIt's Fine by Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant Scandinavian novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Curse the River of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePer Petterson\u003c\/b\u003e won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for his novel \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into more than thirty languages and was named a Best Book of 2007 by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Wake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Curse the River of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.17 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762397806880,"sku":"9780312595340","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb2cbd8a26359e5b5da856a09169635f.webp?v=1780220916","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/its-fine-by-me-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}