Quote by: Per Petterson

When a translation is very good, it is fascinating to see how the book changes and yet stays the same. I think 'Out Stealing Horses' sounds more American for Americans than it does in Norway, and still, it is all there, everything that I wrote. It's amazing.


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Author Bio


  • NamePer Petterson
  • DescriptionNorwegian novelist
  • BornJuly 18, 1952
  • CountryNorway
  • ProfessionWriter; Translator
  • AwardsNorwegian Booksellers' Prize; Norwegian Booksellers' Prize; ; ; ; ; Sarpsborgprisen;