Per Petterson

Per Petterson ( born July 18, 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian writer.

Life

The trained librarian worked as a bookseller, translator and literary critic, before he devoted himself entirely to writing.

His novel 's alright (Det he greit for meg ) was honored with the 1992 Spraklig samlings litteraturpris. His book longing to Siberia ( Til Sibir ) was nominated in 1997 for the Literature Prize of the Nordic Council; In 2007, Petterson for Stealing Horses ( Ut og stjæle hester ) to € 100,000 IMPAC. In 2009 he was for his novel I curse the river of time ( Jeg forbanner Tidens elv ) awarded the Literature Prize of the Nordic Council.

Prizes and awards

  • 2000 Brage Prize
  • 2007 IMPAC
  • 2008 Brage Prize
  • 2009 Literature Prize of the Nordic Council
  • 2009 Norwegian Critics' Prize

Works

  • 2007 In the wake. Novel. From the Norwegian by Ina Kronenberger. Hanser Verlag, Munich, 2007 ISBN 978-3-446-20867-4
  • 2006 Stealing Horses. Novel. From the Norwegian by Ina Kronenberger. Hanser Verlag, Munich, 2006 ISBN 978-3-446-20734-9
  • 2009 I curse the river of time. Novel. From the Norwegian by Ina Kronenberger, Hanser Verlag, 2009 ISBN 978-3-446-23420-8
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