It was selected to compete for the golden bear at the 69th berlin international film festival. Among other awards it won the 2007 dublin impac award, one of the richest literary prizes in the world. Once an upstanding citizen, nils embarks on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge. Out stealing horses by per petterson the greatest books. Out stealing horses a magnolia pictures film coming soon. Log in or create an account to see photos of gerd elisabeth hellgren. The millennium is coming to an end, and so too it would appear is tronds life. The oscillation between collaboration and resistance also had an impact on personal decisions and became an indelible part of tronds childhood memories. At berlin, the film won the silver bear for outstanding artistic contribution. Han opdager en nabo, som er en mand, han kendte i sommeren 1948. After a meeting with his only neighbor, sixtysevenyearold trond is forced to reflect upon a longago incident that marks the beginning of a series of losses for trond and his childhood friend, jon.
You too might struggle a little, unless you are scandinavian or have read the book. Out stealing horses ut og stjaele hester release date. Director and screenwriter hans petter moland and actors stellan skarsgard, bjorn floberg, jon ranes, tobias santelmann and danica curcic pose during a photocall to promote the movie ut og stjaele hester out stealing horses at the 69th berlin at berlin film festival, a norwegian forest as childhood paradise. Out stealing horses is based on the bestselling novel by norwegian author per petterson, which received several important international awards and was included in the new york times 10 best books of 2007 fiction. Following the death of his wife, 67yearold trond sander has retired from oslo to a small village in the east of norway. At berlin film festival, a norwegian forest as childhood. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man trond knew back in 1948, the summer he turned 15 and the summer tronds father prepared him to carry the burden of his forthcoming betrayal and disappearance.
Per petterson born 18 july 1952 in oslo is a norwegian novelist. Anne born after a meeting with his only neighbor, sixtysevenyearold trond is forced to reflect upon a longago incident that marks the beginning of a series of losses for trond and his childhood friend, jon. Pettersons novels have been translated into more than 50 languages. Editions of out stealing horses by per petterson goodreads. I have a feeling this book may take root and blossom further within me over time, but for now, i must stop one star short of my top rating. His memories take trond back to 1948, when he turned fifteen and spent the summer with the father he adored. An extraordinary feeling for nature and the seasons of life pervades out stealing horses ut og stjaele hester, an ambitious reflection on our responsibility to others from norwegian director. Det har blitt solgt over 700 000 eksemplarer bade innenlands. Per petterson, richard poe narrator, anne born translator. Hans petter moland screenplay, per petterson novel.
It was translated into english in 2005 by anne born, published in the uk that year, and in the us in 2007. Out stealing horses won the worlds richest literary prize the impac, out of dublin last year, and it has had enough buzz that i had to wait weeks for it to come off the reserve list at our local library. As winter arrives he discovers he has a neighbor, a man trond knew back in. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books.
Romanen har blitt oversatt til flere sprak, blant annet tysk, fransk og engelsk. It was translated into english in 2005 by anne born. The filmmaker spoke about the first time he encountered the book. Out stealing horses is a poignant and moving tale of a changing perspective on the world, from youthful innocence to the difficult acceptance of betrayal, and of nostalgia for a simpler way of life. Among other awards it won the 2007 dublin impac award, one of the richest literary prizes in the world out stealing horses has double meanings and two sets of twins. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. One winter night he discovers that his neighbor lars is someone he knew as a boy.
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