Per Petterson
Per Petterson always dreamed of writing but spent years working in a factory and as a librarian and bookseller before publishing his debut short story collection at 35.
In 1990, he suffered devastating personal loss when his mother, father, brother, and nephew perished in a ferry fire — a tragedy later reflected in his novel In the Wake, which won the Brage Prize.
His breakthrough came with Out Stealing Horses, which earned Norway's Critics Prize and the Booksellers' Best Book of the Year Award, establishing him as one of Scandinavia's most celebrated literary voices.
