Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson

Some reviews have stated that Per Petterson's Out Stealing Horses is one of the best novels to come out of Scandinavia in recent years. I'd go so far to say it is one of the best novels to come out in recent years. Period. It was the winner of this year's Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and Dublin's IMPAC Award, beating out the likes of Cormac McCarthy, Salman Rushdie and J.M. Coetzee.


I'll post more thoughts on this one soon. It is definitely one to watch.