Fans of per pettersons other books in english will be delighted b. Fans of per pettersons other books in english will be delighted by this opportunity to observe arvid jansen in his youth from a fresh perspective. Towards the end per petterson makes it a point to let the reader know that sometimes you have to experience the hurt and that not always are you going to feel fine with this book takes you on a journey through the life of the main character. A novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. In its fine by me, arvid befriends a boy named audun. Sony atv publishing, latinautor peermusic, warner chappell, amra, pedl, umpg publishing, kobalt music publishing. Its fine by me by per petterson world literature today. In a business sense i would probably use the word acceptable.
Frances chas debut novel about a quartet of south korean women in modern day seoul is hitting the u. Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, its fine by me is a brilliant scandinavian novel from the acclaimed author of out stealing horses and i curse the river of time. If you read one book this month, make it if i had your face. Reading guide for its fine by me by per petterson bookbrowse. A mom wrote a picture book to help her 3 kids make it. Why do you think petterson opens his book by immediately calling into question his narrators reliability. The contract details as defined in your document are acceptable to me. Sharon creech this book is read for educational purposes only. If i had your face isnt just a good book its a book we need, badly.
The tale of an adolescent misfit who sees possible. Youre not the type, type a girl to remain with a guy, with a guy too shy too afraid to say hell give his heart to you forever im not the boy who will fall to his knees. Sometimes tender, sometimes brutal, its fine by me is a brilliant novel from the acclaimed author of out stealing horses and i curse the river of time. Far from being a novel about closure, its fine by me explores the troubling apathy that accompanies auduns attempts to avoid his past. Norwegian author per pettersons new book is called its fine by me random house. Its fine by me 1992 is an early novel only just translated into english in 2011 by the author of the superb out stealing horses, which in 2007 won the impac and the independent foreign fiction prize. Youre not the type type of girl to remain with the guy, with the guy too shy too afraid to say hell give his heart to you forever. While hiding behind his sunglasses and avoiding close. In drawings and words, handicapped children from all over the worl. Per pettersons moving novel explores emotional trauma and its aftermath in spare, beautiful prose, writes kristen treen. Its fine by me by per petterson, translated by don. They can then choose for themselves how much they want to. Read more read less inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids.
Arvids father lends the boys his car and good books, and while claiming to find him embarrassing, arvid later reveals how much he loves him. Ive had a few teachers contact me about it and ask for permission to use the book, she said. Its fine by me is well written and keeps you involved in the story. You get to experience the growth that auden makes throughout the novel. Fine by me and fine with me are more common speech terms. Unlike arvid, who uses revolutionary literature as inspiration for the uprisings he leads at school, auduns books inspire no such action.
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