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Grappling directly with the consequences of knausgaards transgressive blurring of public and private, book 6 is a troubling and engrossing look into the mind of one of the most exciting artists of our time. Book one and discusses the state of contemporary norwegian literature. For my struggle, knausgaard received the brage more about karl ove knausgaard. It has already been anointed a proustian masterpiece and is the rare work of dazzling literary originality that is intensely, irresistibly. Watch knausgaard in a fantastic dutch interview here. For my struggle, knausgaard received the brage award in 2009 for book one, the 2010 book of the year prize in morgenbladet, and the p2 listeners prize. But his efforts get the opposite effecthe wants it so much that he gets writers block. Feb 04, 2014 buy my struggle, book one 2 by knausgaard, karl ove isbn. Mar 09, 2016 some rain must fall by karl ove knausgaard vintage. The final installment in the long awaited, internationally celebrated my struggle series.