Per Petterson’s Tales of Innocence and Experience
Petterson's closely-knit stories sadly and beautifully reveal the passage from boyish innocence to "manhood", and show us what it means to be a man.
Per Petterson
The Grim, Strangely Hopeful World of Per Petterson
As existentially bleak as it is, I Refuse is not devoid of hope. A refusal is a negation, to be sure, but a lost swimmer may refuse to drown.