{"product_id":"out-stealing-horses-hardcover","title":"Out Stealing Horses - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePer Petterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Born\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948 and oneof the first days of July. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrond's friend Jon often appeared at his doorstep with an adventure in mind for the two of them. But this morning was different. What began as a joy ride on borrowed horses ends with Jon falling into a strange trance of grief. Trond soon learns what befell Jon earlier that day--an incident that marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both boys. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the easternmost region of Norway, \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses \u003c\/i\u003eby Per Petterson begins with an ending. Sixty-seven-year-old Trond has settled into a rustic cabin in an isolated area to live the rest of his life with a quiet deliberation. A meeting with his only neighbor, however, forces him to reflect on that fateful summer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePer Petterson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of books including \u003ci\u003eIn the Wake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Siberia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eI Curse the River of Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eOut Stealing Horses\u003c\/i\u003e won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review named it one of the 10 best books of the year. A former bookseller, Petterson lives in Oslo, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 8.68 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763669303584,"sku":"9781555974701","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50a796b93ad93f2ec944282fb01f7a19.webp?v=1780238679","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/out-stealing-horses-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}