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A death in the family / Karl Ove Knausgaard ; translated from the Norwegian by Don Bartlett.
Summary:
In this utterly remarkable novel Karl Ove Knausgaard writes with painful honesty 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780099555162 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: 490 p. ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: London : Vintage, 2014.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First published in Great Britain: Harvill Secker, 2012. |
| Language Note: | Translated from the Norwegian. |
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| Subject: | Knausgaard, Karl Ove, 1968- > Fiction. Authors, Norwegian > Fiction. Fathers > Death > Psychological aspects > Fiction. Norway > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Autobiographical fiction. Norwegian fiction > Translations into English. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo Public Library | FIC KNA (Text) | 35163000103080 | Adult Fiction (hardback or trade paperback) | Volume hold | Available | - |
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When the author becomes a father himself, he must balance the demands of caring for a young family with his determination to write great literature. This title tells his story. - Random House, Inc.
One of the Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, an addictive and searingly honest novel about childhood, family and grief.
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Karl 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.
'A masterpiece... Its depiction of a family's disintegration is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I've read in years' Observer
