From the author of the monumental my struggle series, karl ove knausgaard, one of the masters of contemporary literature and a genius of observation and introspection, comes the first in a new autobiographical quartet based on the four seasons. Karlove knausgaard is an unlikely literary celebrity. Now, as i write this, you know nothing about anything, about what awaits you, the kind of world you will be born into. Book 1 kindle edition by knausgaard, karl ove, bartlett, don. Reading group guide my struggle books 1, 2, and 3 karl ove. S ometime in 2006 or 2007, karl ove knausgaard, an acclaimed novelist in his native norway, discovered that he was sick of fiction. A writer, he says, has to burst the balloon that is the world and. As a nineteenyearold, karl ove moves to bergen and invests all of himself in his writing. The 46yearold norwegians pointedly unliterary book has become a literary sensation. The books cover his private life and thoughts, and unleashed a media frenzy upon its release, with journalists attempting to track down the mentioned members of his family.
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