A Death in the Family (#1 My Struggle)

Author(s): Karl Ove Knausgaard

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"'It's unbelievable... It's completely blown my mind' Zadie Smith /b>arl Ove Knausgaard writes about his life with painful honesty. He writes about his childhood and teenage years, his infatuation with rock music, his relationship with his loving yet almost invisible mother and his distant and unpredictable father, and his bewilderment and grief on his father s death. When Karl Ove becomes a father himself, he must balance the demands of caring for a young family with his determination to write great literature. Knausgaard has created a universal story of the struggles, great and small, that we all face in our lives. A profound and mesmerizing work, written as if the author s very life were at stake. Shortlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Award."

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A searingly honest, addictive and controversial read from the international sensation and bestseller, Karl Ove Knausgaard.

"Intense and vital, ceaselessly compelling, superb" - James Wood New Yorker "A masterpiece... Meticulously detailed, harrowing, oddly beautiful, its depiction of a family's disintegration is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I've read in years" - Stuart Evers Observer, Books of the Year "The best book I read this year...full of artistic, moral and technical daring" - Rachel Cusk Guardian, Books of the Year "This suburban epic, electrifying in candour and eloquence, feels streets ahead of the comparable Jonathan Franzen" - Boyd Tonkin Independent, Books of the Year "Incredibly moving" - Selina Guinness Irish Times, Books of the Year

Karl Ove Knausgaard's first novel, Out of the World, was the first ever debut novel to win The Norwegian Critics' Prize. His second novel, A Time to Every Purpose Under Heaven, was widely acclaimed. A Death in the Family was awarded the prestigious Brage Award, and is being heralded as a masterpiece wherever it appears.

General Fields

  • : 9780099555162
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Vintage
  • : 0.36
  • : January 2013
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 496
  • : Paperback
  • : Karl Ove Knausgaard