2014-12-02
Per Petterson's "I Refuse" one of the top titles of the year in the UK
NORLA congratulates Per Petterson on the enthusiastic praise of his novel I Refuse (Jeg nekter) in the English speaking world.
The Guardian describes the novel as “a masterful study of time”, and also includes it on its list of the best books of the year.
The novel is also chosen as one of the best books of the year by Paul Binding in TLS, Times Literary Supplement.
I Refuse is translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett and published by Harvill Secker.
Read the list of the best books of the year according to The Guardian here.
Read the review of the book in The Guardian here.
Read more about I Refuse here.
And more about Per Petterson here.
Photo by Finn Ståle Felberg
