The moving story of a young man's life from an international literary master.
On his first day of school, a teacher welcomes Audun to the class by asking him to describe his former life in the country. But there are stories about his family he would prefer to keep to himself, such as the weeks he spent living in a couple of cardboard boxes, and the day of his little brother's birth, when his drunken father fired three shots into the ceiling. So he refuses to talk and refuses to take off his sunglasses.
In his late teens Audun is the only one of his family who remains with his mother in their home in a working-class district of Oslo. He delivers newspapers when he is not in school and talks for hours about Jack London and Ernest Hemingway with his best friend Arvid. But he's not sure that school is the right path for him, feeling that life holds other possibilities.
Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, It's Fine by Me is a brilliant novel from the acclaimed author of Out Stealing Horses.
On his first day of school, a teacher welcomes Audun to the class by asking him to describe his former life in the country. But there are stories about his family he would prefer to keep to himself, such as the weeks he spent living in a couple of cardboard boxes, and the day of his little brother's birth, when his drunken father fired three shots into the ceiling. So he refuses to talk and refuses to take off his sunglasses.
In his late teens Audun is the only one of his family who remains with his mother in their home in a working-class district of Oslo. He delivers newspapers when he is not in school and talks for hours about Jack London and Ernest Hemingway with his best friend Arvid. But he's not sure that school is the right path for him, feeling that life holds other possibilities.
Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, It's Fine by Me is a brilliant novel from the acclaimed author of Out Stealing Horses.
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Hardback Editions
October 2012 : Hardback
| Title: It's Fine By Me: A Novel Author(s): Per Petterson ISBN: 1-55597-626-3 / 9781555976262 (USA edition) Publisher: Graywolf Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2011 : Hardback
| Title: It's Fine By Me Author(s): Per Petterson ISBN: 1-84655-369-5 / 9781846553691 (UK edition) Publisher: Harvill Secker Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2012 : Paperback
| Title: It's Fine By Me Author(s): Per Petterson ISBN: 0-09-954838-0 / 978-0-09-954838-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 2011 : Paperback
| Title: It's Fine By Me Author(s): Per Petterson ISBN: 1-84655-546-9 / 9781846555466 (UK edition) Publisher: Harvill Secker Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
November 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: It's Fine By Me Author(s): Petterson Per Publisher: Vintage Digital Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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