To me, childhood is this vast shadowy land that only begins to make sense the further you move from it. And by then, if you have a memory like mine, you probably only remember bits and and pieces. It’s a problem if you believe that “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Maybe that explains [...]
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Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Posted in Book Reviews, Coming of Age, Death and Dying, families, tagged award winners, Coming of Age, isolation, Norway, WWII on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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