Eoin Lane's Blog - Posts Tagged "per-petterson"
The old and the new
Ashes in My Mouth , Sand in My Shoes is Per Petterson's first book - a delicate and sensitively woven collection of joyous vignettes introducing the observant and headstrong Arvid Jansen (Per Petterson's main future protagonist in many of his novels) to the world for the first time as a young boy. Whimsical fun and so interesting and rewarding to read coming to it as I have after reading the later longer novels featuring Arvid as an older man. It's a little gem of a book to read again at any time because the writer's prose is as sharp as ever and as clear cut as the sun on a winter's morning. One of my favourite authors.
As is the Australian author Favel Parrett whose first two novels the brilliant and haunting Past the Shallows and the ethereal and atmospheric When the Night Comes are a real treat with those tragic and memorable tales brought to us through the unknowing eyes of children. Parrett's third book There was still Love is an eloquent and warmhearted story of two sisters separated by the long shadow of WWII and their delightful grandchildren years later whom have never met but have heard of each other, Ludek in Prague, city of pigeons and statues and bridges and Mala Liska in Melbourne who's pet name is Little Fox. Sensitive and poignant in the author's trademark, pared back style.
Two writers who share a real narrative gift for honest and down to earth storytelling.
As is the Australian author Favel Parrett whose first two novels the brilliant and haunting Past the Shallows and the ethereal and atmospheric When the Night Comes are a real treat with those tragic and memorable tales brought to us through the unknowing eyes of children. Parrett's third book There was still Love is an eloquent and warmhearted story of two sisters separated by the long shadow of WWII and their delightful grandchildren years later whom have never met but have heard of each other, Ludek in Prague, city of pigeons and statues and bridges and Mala Liska in Melbourne who's pet name is Little Fox. Sensitive and poignant in the author's trademark, pared back style.
Two writers who share a real narrative gift for honest and down to earth storytelling.
