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Where to start with Karl Ove Knausgaard

Karl Ove Knausgaard broke onto the international literary scene with his groundbreaking My Struggle novels, which have been heralded as masterpieces all over the world. From A Death in the Family to The End, the books move through childhood into adulthood and, together, form an enthralling portrait of a human life. Now, readers are getting to witness an ambitious new literary universe in the making, one that began with The Morning Star, expanded backwards to include The Wolves of Eternity and now we welcome The Third Realm (October 2024).

A collage of the book covers for The Morning Star, The Wolves of Eternity and The Third Realm

Karl Ove Knausgaard broke onto the international literary scene with his groundbreaking My Struggle novels, which have been heralded as masterpieces all over the world. From A Death in the Family to The End, the books move through childhood into adulthood and, together, form an enthralling portrait of a human life. Now, readers are getting to witness an ambitious new literary universe in the making, one that began with The Morning Star, expanded backwards to include The Wolves of Eternity and now we welcome The Third Realm (October 2024).

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