

listening to the music I like, uncompromising, anti-commercial, underground, bands that made me a rebel, someone who did not accept conventions, but fought for change.

I recently finished Book 1 of the six-volume autobiographical novel ‘My Struggle’ by the Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard, and I made a list of the Bands, Writers, and Artists mentioned in the book. It opens up the artistic world they encompass and gives the reader a glimpse into their mind. The My Struggle cycle of novels has been heralded as a masterpiece wherever it has appeared, and the first volume was awarded the prestigious Brage Prize.It always pleases me when authors, in their work, share their favorite writers, books, painters, etc. An immersive, impassioned history that illuminates both subject and author." - Kirkus, starred reviewĪbout the Author Karl Ove Knausgaard's first novel, Out of the World, was the first ever debut novel to win the Norwegian Critics' Prize and his second, A Time for Everything, was widely acclaimed. "Fans of the author's acclaimed autobiographical novels will find this book to be of Rosetta Stone-like importance as he delves into Munch's exploration of memory and how the artist rendered the past in a way that still feels both intimate and universally relatable. My Struggle: Book One was a New Yorker Book of the Year and Book Two was listed among the Wall Street Journals 2013 Books of the Year. His debut novel Out of This World won the Norwegian Critics Prize and his A Time for Everything was a finalist for the Nordic Council Prize.


Including reproductions of some of Munch's most emotionally and psychologically intense works, chosen by Knausgaard, this utterly original and ardent work of criticism will delight and educate both experts and novices of literature and the visual arts alike. Karl Ove Knausgaard was born in Norway in 1968. Bringing together art history, biography, and memoir, Knausgaard tells a passionate, freewheeling, and pensive story about not just one of history's most significant painters, but the very meaning of choosing the artist's life, as he himself has done. En bok om Edvard Munchs bilder in Norway by Forlaget Oktober in 2017"-Title page verso.īook Synopsis A brilliant and personal examination by sensational and bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgaard of his Norwegian compatriot Edvard Munch, the famed artist best known for his iconic painting The Scream In So Much Longing in So Little Space, Karl Ove Knausgaard sets out to understand the enduring and awesome power of Edvard Munch's work by training his gaze on the landscapes that inspired Munch and speaking firsthand with other contemporary artists, including Anselm Kiefer, for whom Munch's legacy looms large. About the Book "Originally published under the title Sêa mye lengsel pêa sêa liten flate.
