Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
2 appearances
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Edition 88 (2003) Winner
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Edition 109 (2008) Winner
Per Petterson
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Per Petterson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-07-18 （Oslo, Norway）
- Nationality
- Norwegian
- Languages
- Norwegian
Career
- Occupations
- author, novelist, librarian, translator, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1987-
- Influenced By
- Knut Hamsun, Raymond Carver
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Nordic Council Literature Prize | I Curse the River of Time | — | Nordic Council | 受賞 |
| 2007 | International Dublin Literary Award | Out Stealing Horses | — | International Dublin Literary Award | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Independent Foreign Fiction Prize | Out Stealing Horses | — | The Independent | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature | Out Stealing Horses | — | Norwegian Critics Association | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Norwegian Booksellers' Prize | Out Stealing Horses | — | Norwegian Booksellers | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Brage Prize | In the Wake | — | Brage Prize | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Brage Prize | I Curse the River of Time | — | Brage Prize | 受賞 |
Nordic Council Literature Prize
2009
Work:
I Curse the River of Time
Organization:
Nordic Council
Result:
受賞
International Dublin Literary Award
2007
Work:
Out Stealing Horses
Organization:
International Dublin Literary Award
Result:
受賞
Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
2006
Work:
Out Stealing Horses
Organization:
The Independent
Result:
受賞
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
2003
Work:
Out Stealing Horses
Organization:
Norwegian Critics Association
Result:
受賞
Norwegian Booksellers' Prize
2003
Work:
Out Stealing Horses
Organization:
Norwegian Booksellers
Result:
受賞
Brage Prize
2000
Work:
In the Wake
Organization:
Brage Prize
Result:
受賞
Brage Prize
2008
Work:
I Curse the River of Time
Organization:
Brage Prize
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
International Dublin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (2007) Winner
Nordic Council Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
Out Stealing Horses
2003 FictionA novel that interweaves youthful events and elderly recollections to explore loss, memory and father–son relationships. The protagonist's past and present intersect in rural Norway.
lossmemoryfamilylandscapesolitude
Adaptations
- [Film] Out Stealing Horses / Hans Petter Moland (2019)
Translations
- English translation: Out Stealing Horses (translator: Don Bartlett)
I Curse the River of Time
2008 FictionA novel where past memories and present events intersect, depicting family, loss and an anguished relation to the passage of time. Winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2009.
timelossfamilymemory
Translations
- English translation: I Curse the River of Time
In the Wake
2000 FictionA story of a young man who lost family members in the Scandinavian Star ferry disaster and his life afterward. Won the Brage Prize.
losstraumafamily
To Siberia
1996 FictionA novel set around the Second World War; an English translation exists.
warhistorymemory
Bibliography
- Ashes in My Mouth, Sand in My Shoes (1987)
- Echoland (1989)
- It's Fine By Me (1992)
- To Siberia (1996)
- In the Wake (2000)
- Out Stealing Horses (2003)
- Månen over Porten (2004)
- I Curse the River of Time (2008)
- I Refuse (2012)
- Men in My Situation (2018)
- Mitt Abruzzo. Journal 21.1 – 18.7.2021 (2021)
Adaptations
- Ut og stjæle hester (film adaptation, 2019, dir. Hans Petter Moland)
Translations of Works
- Out Stealing Horses (English translation)
- I Curse the River of Time (English translation)
- In the Wake (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- restrained narrationconcise, spare prosefusion of landscape description and interior reflection
- Recurring Motifs
- loss and mourningmemory and recollectionnature and landscapefather–son relationshipssolitude
Legacy
Per Petterson is one of Norway's leading contemporary novelists, internationally acclaimed for his restrained prose and recurrent themes of family and memory. His works have been translated into nearly 50 languages and have won several major international literary awards.
In Popular Culture
- Out Stealing Horses was adapted into a film and attracted international attention.
Trivia
- He lost his mother, father, younger brother and a niece in the 1990 Scandinavian Star ferry disaster.
- His works have been translated into roughly 50 languages.
- Before becoming a full-time writer he worked as a librarian, bookstore clerk, translator and literary critic.