Per Petterson's novel "Out Stealing Horses" has won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2006. There were six finalists competing for the prestigious award, and Petterson's novel described as a moving tale about feelings, isolation and the painful loss of innocence took home the GBP 10 000 prize.
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The year 2006 will mark the 100th anniversary of the death of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs has decided that this is to be commemorated as the Henrik Ibsen Year all over the world.
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