Reviewed by Christopher Byrd / May 21, 2012 Share. Starfish-like, Knausgaard wraps his mind around a thousand remembered moments and pulls them back into the great gut of his autobiographical novel. Knausgaard lives in Sweden with his wife and three children. In the summer of 1984, long before he clambered into the front ranks of the international literary scene, Karl Ove Knausgaard got plastered for the first time. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by Karl Ove Knausgard. My Struggle has been translated into more than fifteen languages. My Struggle has been translated into more than fifiteen languages. And Knausgaard’s idea of struggle isn’t a negative one; it’s value-neutral, even positive. It’s internal and personal, rather than universal and natural: my struggle, not the struggle. Beautifully rendered and, at times, painfully observant, his book does a superlative job of finding that inner core of human existence. Free 2-day shipping. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 430 pages and is available in Paperback format. My Struggle: Book One By KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD . My Struggle, Book One by Karl Ove Knausgaard, translated by Don Bartlett. Book One of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s much-discussed six-volume series, Min kamp (My Struggle), captures the pulse and tempo of being alive. Free download or read online My Struggle: Book One pdf (ePUB) book. Knausgaard lives in Sweden with his wife and three children. reviewed by Ophelia John. It is also a finalist for The Believer Fiction Prize. Mein Kampf (German: [maɪn ˈkampf]; My Struggle or My Fight) is a 1925 autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. 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. My Struggle is a hybrid narrative, the kind of collage of truth and fiction David Shields praises in Reality Hunger. Buy My Struggle: My Struggle, Book One (Series #1) (Hardcover) at Walmart.com A New York Times bestseller, My Struggle: Book 1 introduces American readers to the audacious, addictive, and profoundly surprising international literary sensation that is the provocative and brilliant six-volume autobiographical novel by Karl Ove Knausgaard. The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are , . Its syrup-slow narrative avoids the big-things-happen-then-bigger-things-happen … 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. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. 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