My Struggle, Book 1
My Struggle · Book 1Description
Ten years after his father’s death from alcoholism, Karl Ove Knausgård turns his gaze inward with a startling commitment to “telling the truth.” In the first volume of this six-part work, he reconstructs everyday life in close, unvarnished detail—moving through family history, grief, and the pressures of becoming a father—until private memory feels inseparable from lived experience. Blending diary-like candor with the momentum of narrative, the book explores how identity is formed through repetition, confession, and the ongoing effort to stay present in one’s own life. With a style that prizes voice over invention, it invites readers to consider the cost and necessity of looking directly at what hurts, what endures, and what we owe to the people who shaped us.
Available Editions
paperback
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Jun 3, 2014
608 pages
ISBN: 9780374534158
paperback
Farrar Straus Giroux
Published Apr 28, 2015
464 pages
ISBN: 9780374534165
paperback
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2017
656 pages
ISBN: 9780374534189
audiobook
Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing
Published Jun 15, 2015
1 pages
ISBN: 9781664703988
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Details
First Published
2009
Language
eng
Translation
From: nor
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