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Let's steal horses. That's what he said, standing at the door of the cabin when my father and I came here to spend the summer. That was one day in early July 1948. I'm 15 years old. "Going Out to Steal Horses" was written by the 67-year-old Chuande. This man who lost his love and lost interest in talking to others came to a forest cabin on the border of Norway alone with a dog. He plans to put the past far away and spend the rest of his life here peacefully. A chance encounter with a neighbor effortlessly reminded him of the summer he spent with his father in the mountains and forests when he was 15 years old. This is a memory Chuan De never wants to recall and face. In that summer, he forever lost his good friend John, who went on an adventure to steal horses with him, and never saw his father again, and the fate of the rest of his life was forever doomed. This moving story, full of silence and melancholy, not only conveys virtue, but also contains the taste that everyone must have experienced over the years. Life can hit you, fate can play tricks on you, but you can decide for yourself whether it hurts or not, and whether you want to get out of it.

The most high-profile winner of the International Dublin IMPAC Literary Award after Pamuk, and the annual best book of many authoritative European and American media; with a hard core and rich layers, it sinks into the hearts of readers like a rock. Per Patterson (1952-) is one of the most famous contemporary Norwegian writers and a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He once worked as a librarian, printer, bookseller, and translator. He gradually rose to prominence after publishing his first collection of short stories in 1987. A pair of childhood friends reunited by chance in the autumn morning, which brought back the memories they shared thirty-five years ago. Tommy's mother suddenly ran away from home, and his father soon abandoned them too. As a result, Tommy was separated from his sisters and adopted by different families. His good friend Jim lives with his devout mother. Tommy and Jim accompanied and supported each other through the difficult but innocent teenage years, and then drifted apart after entering high school, until different fateful encounters eroded their friendship. Today, Jim is fishing alone on the bridge, and Tommy drives by him in a brand new sports car. Following the experiences of the two men on this day, mixed with the pain of past events and memories, we watch as their fates once again rush towards a new reality. This book is another masterpiece that shows the depth of Per Patterson's writing. With his inspiring writing style, he builds a cold and quiet escape for readers in the bustling world.