In the Wake: A Novel

By Per Petterson

Out Stealing Horses

By Per Petterson

In The Wake

By Per Petterson

I refuse

By Per Petterson

A tale of two men whose accidental meeting one morning recalls their boyhood thirty-five years ago. Back then, Tommy was separated from his sisters after he stood up to their abusive father. Jim wa...

I curse the river of time

By Per Petterson

It is 1989: Communism is crumbling, and Arvid Jansen, thirtyseven, is facing his first divorce. At the same time, his mother gets diagnosed with cancer. Over a few intense autumn days, we follow Ar...

Ashes in my mouth sand in my shoes

By Per Petterson

Arvid is six years old and lives on the outskirts of Oslo. His father works in a shoe factory; his Danish mother works as a cleaner. Arvid wets his bed at night and has nightmares about crocodiles,...

I curse the river of time

By Per Petterson

It is 1989 and all over Europe Communism is crumbling. Arvid Jansen, thirty-seven, is in the throes of a divorce. At the same time, his mother is diagnosed with cancer. Over a few intense autumn da...

I refuse

By Per Petterson

"[A] tale of two men whose accidental meeting one morning recalls their boyhood thirty-five years ago. Back then, Tommy was separated from his sisters after he stood up to their abusive father. Jim...

Ashes in my mouth sand in my shoes

By Per Petterson

Young Arvid Jansen lives on the outskirts of Oslo. It's the early sixties; his father works in a shoe factory and his Danish mother works as a cleaner. Arvid has nightmares about crocodiles and sti...

Out Stealing Horses

By Per Petterson