The winner of several literary awards, Out Stealing Horses comes from Norway and takes place mostly in the forests of the northern part of that country. It is essentially a psychological novel told by a sixty-seven year old man who is coming to terms with his relationship to his father. His revery focuses mainly on the year 1948 when he was fifteen and making the transition from child to young adult. In that sense it is a coming-to-age story, but there is much mystery attached to the figure of his father who had worked for the resistance during World War II and that mystery is very engaging. The time sequence is scrambled but not too hard to follow. The first person hero (Trond) enjoys being close to nature, and there is much description of the Norwegian countryside. Trond's own story as an adult is sketchily given but the astute reader will pick up on some similarities between father and son.
Excellent novel. I will probably suggest it for my book club as I know it created good discussion in another book club.
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