Few Norwegian writers have had the kind of success abroad that Per Petterson has enjoyed: He has won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Nordic Council Literature Prize. His novel Out Stealing Horses made the bestseller lists in the New York Times and has been translated into more than 50 languages.

Literary prizes:
The Unified Language Prize 2019 & 1993
The Aschehoug Prize 2016
The Dobloug Prize 2016
The Gyldendal Prize 2012
The Booksellers’ Prize 2012 & 2003
Nordic Council’s Literary Prize 2009
The Critics’ Prize 2008 & 2003
The Brage Prize 2008 & 2000
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2007
One of the 5 Best Fiction Books of 2007, New York Times
One of the 10 Best Fiction Books of 2007, Time Magazine
A New York Library Book to Remember 2007
Le Prix Mille Pages 2007
Le Prix Litteraire Europeen Madeleine Zepter 2007
The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2006