| Authors: |
Per,1952 Petterson
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| Material type: |
Fiction |
| Summary: |
Sixty-seven-year-old Trond Sander lives secluded in a far corner of Norway. Casting his mind back to 1948, he recalls a horse stealing prank…
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| Subject: |
Fathers and sons, Social isolation |
| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Graywolf Press, |
| Year: |
2007 |
| ISBN: |
1555974708 9781555974701 |
| Series: |
A Lannan translation selection.
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| Tags |
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| Rating: |
3 out of 5: It was okay |
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| Summary: |
Sixty-seven-year-old Trond Sander lives secluded in a far corner of Norway. Casting his mind back to 1948, he recalls a horse stealing prank with his best friend that turned tragic and changed his life forever. |
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