It's Fine by Me

18-year-old Audun struggles to find his way through life. He is torn between expectations from others and the urge to get away from it all, but his real dream is to be a writer like Jack London’s hero ‘Martin Eden’. It’s Fine by Me is the story about an absent father, about challenging traditional values, and about the daily struggle to maintain dignity and coping with everyday life within a family in the early 70s.

Praise for It's Fine by Me:

“a sensible, brittle, and razor sharp description of a boy’s universe.”
(The Times)

“You have to find your own way after reading through this book. The text gnaws you, pushes you forward. Great literature does that.”
(VG)

“Petterson is a great stylist and portrays his characters with an unsentimental tenderness and understanding which can make anything beautiful.”
(Børsen, Denmark)

First published: 1992, Forlaget Oktober
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