Deze uitgestrekte autobiografische saga duikt in de kleinigheden van het dagelijks bestaan, en verkent de diepten van familierelaties met rauwe eerlijkheid. De auteur navigeert door herinneringen aan de kindertijd, adolescentie en de vorming van het zelf met een ongefilterde, intense proza. Het is een diepgaande verkenning van het vinden van betekenis in het alledaagse en het omgaan met universele thema's als sterfelijkheid, liefde en verbondenheid. De hele serie vormt een ambitieus literair project dat ernaar streeft de essentie van het leven zelf vast te leggen.
The provocative, audacious, brilliant six-volume autobiographical novel that has unquestionably been the main event of contemporary European literature. It has earned favorable comparisons to its obvious literary forebears "A la recherche du temps perdu" and "Mein Kampf"Nbut has been celebrated as the rare magnum opus that is intensely, addictively readable.
The provocative, audacious, brilliant six-volume autobiographical novel that has unquestionably been the main event of contemporary European literature. It has earned favorable comparisons to its obvious literary forebears "A la recherche du temps perdu" and "Mein Kampf" but has been celebrated as the rare magnum opus that is intensely, addictively readable.
Karl Ove Knausgaard leaves his wife and everything he knows in Oslo for a fresh start in Stockholm. There he strikes up a deep and competitive friendship with Geir and pursues Linda, a beautiful poet who captivated him years ago.
Karl Ove Knausgard se vrací ve vzpomínkách do doby, kdy ze dne na den opustil manželku i rodné Norsko, zamířil do Stockholmu a spřátelil se s jiným exulantem, intelektuálem a boxerem Geirem. A potkal Lindu, do níž se bláznivě a hluboce zamiloval, usadil se, stal se otcem. Minulost – stejně jako četné úvahové odbočky – funguje jako únik od současnosti, protkané peripetiemi života se třemi dětmi, prázdninovými výlety, narozeninovými oslavami, rodinnou každodenností života ve městě, pulzující, frustrující, naplňující. Leitmotivem druhé části autobiografického románu Můj boj je láska – ovšem v knausgardovském pojetí. I láska, stejně jako život, totiž znamená boj. Brilantní dílo důrazně plní slib, kterému nikdo nevěřil: že se čtenář i po několika stech stranách bude dožadovat pokračování.
An irresistible story of childhood adventure from the international phenomenon, Karl Ove Knausgaard. * Karl Ove Knausgaard's dazzling new novel, The Morning Star, is available to pre-order now * Childhood is exhilarating and terrifying. For the young Karl Ove, new houses, classes and friends are met with manic excitement and creeping dread. Adults occupy godlike positions of power, benevolent in the case of his doting mother, tyrannical in the case of his cruel father. In the now infamously direct style of the My Struggle cycle, Knausgaard describes a time in which victories and defeats are felt keenly and every attempt at self-definition is frustrated. This is a book about family, memory and how we never become quite what we set out to be. 'Knausgaard finds the sublime in the everyday... Boyhood Island reverberates with the joys and anxieties of early youth, and Knausgaard brilliantly recreates their exaggerated feel' Times Literary Supplement
Čtyřčlenná rodina Knausgardových – matka, otec a dva synové – se stěhuje do nového domu na jihonorském pobřeží. Je začátek sedmdesátých let a budoucnost se zdá otevřená všem možnostem. Důkladně a do detailů, někdy pro něj i značně bolestných, líčí Karl Ove Knausgard svět dětství, svět silných a jedinečných zážitků, svět, kde dospělí a jejich potomci vedou paralelní životy, které se nikdy neprotnou. Ostrov chlapectví, třetí a patrně nejproustovštější díl série Můj boj, přináší autorovy barvité vzpomínky na dobu jeho formujícího se sebepoznání, protkané úvahami o mnohovrstevné podstatě mizejícího času, paměti a existence.
This book was first translated and published by Harvill Secker in 2014.
The fourth part of a sensational literary cycle that has been hailed as "perhaps the most important literary enterprise of our times." --Rachel Cusk, Guardian 18 years old and fresh out of high school, Karl Ove Knausgaard moves to a tiny fisherman's village far north of the polar circle to work as a school teacher. He has no interest in the job itself -- or in any other job for that matter. His intention is to save up enough money to travel while finding the space and time to start his writing career. Initially everything looks fine: He writes his first few short stories, finds himself accepted by the hospitable locals and receives flattering attention from several beautiful local girls. But then, as the darkness of the long polar nights start to cover the beautiful landscape, Karl Ove's life also takes a darker turn. The stories he writes tend to repeat themselves, his drinking escalates and causes some disturbing blackouts, his repeated attempts at losing his virginity end in humiliation and shame, and to his own distress he also develops romantic feelings towards one of his 13-year-old students. Along the way, there are flashbacks to his high school years and the roots of his current problems. And then there is the shadow of his father, whose sharply increasing alcohol consumption serves as an ominous backdrop to Karl Ove's own lifestyle.
Píše se rok 1988 a devatenáctiletý Karl Ove přijíždí po prázdninovém putování Evropou s velkým očekáváním do deštivého Bergenu. Je jedním z hrstky studentů přijatých na Akademii tvůrčího psaní a zdá se, že tedy i krůček od svého snu stát se spisovatelem. Záhy ovšem zjišťuje, že realita vůbec neodpovídá jeho představám, ani pokud jde o bouřlivý život ve „velkoměstě“, ani pokud jde o studium a start literární kariéry. Atmosféru univerzitního města, vlastní pocity společenské vyloučenosti, alkoholické excesy, sexuální zkušenosti, partnerské vztahy a soužití, každodenní rutinu studia i zaměstnání, to vše autor nahlíží očima devatenáctiletého mladíka nanejvýš autenticky, upřímně a s nemilosrdnou otevřeností.
The International bestseller As the youngest student to be admitted to Bergen's prestigious Writing Academy, Karl Ove arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations. Soon though, he is stripped of his youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be puerile and clich�d, and his social efforts are a dismal failure. He drowns his shame in drink and rock music. Then, little by little, things begin to change. He falls in love, gives up writing and the beginnings of an adult life take shape. That is, until his self-destructive binges and the irresistible lure of the writer's struggle pull him back. In this latest instalment of the My Struggle cycle, Knausgaard writes with unflinching honesty to deliver the full drama of everyday life.
Ostatnia część międzynarodowego fenomenu wydawniczegoMoja walka 6, czyli opowieść o cenie sukcesu i portret młodego HitleraNa tę chwilę dziesiątki tysięcy polskich czytelnik�w czekało od lat. Po pięciu znakomicie przyjętych częściach autobiograficznej powieści Karla Ovego Knausgarda nadszedł czas na ostatnią odsłonę dzieła, o kt�rym m�wił cały literacki świat. Ale spokojnie, przed nami jeszcze ponad tysiąc stron do przeczytania?W sz�stej części Mojej walki ? bodaj najbardziej osobistej ? wyłania się najpełniejszy obraz pisarza, męża i człowieka. Karl Ove Knausgard, autor a zarazem bohater powieści, stoi u progu największego przełomu w swoim życiu ? właśnie ukazuje się pierwszy tom Mojej walki, powieści, kt�ra na zawsze odmieni życie jego i jego najbliższych, choć nie wiadomo jeszcze z jakim skutkiem? Zanim świat uzna jego książkę za międzynarodową sensację, przyjdzie zmierzyć mu się ze skandalem, pozwem sądowym oraz załamaniem nerwowym żony. Oto cena sukcesu.Moja walka. Powieść 6 nie jest jednak tylko zapisem zmagań pisarza z zastaną rzeczywistością, ale r�wnież powieścią, kt�ra rzuca światło na tytuł serii. Wszystko za sprawą opowieści o młodości Adolfa Hitlera??Co będzie potem, jak sobie poradzimy, gdy skończymy lekturę sz�stego, ostatniego tomu??Krzysztof Varga, ?Gazeta Wyborcza?
The End is the sixth and final book in the monumental My Struggle cycle. Here, Karl Ove Knausgaard examines life, death, love and literature with unsparing rigour and begins to count the cost of his project. This last volume reflects on the fallout from the earlier books, with Knausgaard facing the pressures of literary acclaim and its often shattering repercussions. The End is at once a meditation on writing and its relationship with reality, and an account of a writer's relationship with himself - his ambitions, his doubts and frailties. My Struggle depicts life in all its shades, from moments of great drama to seemingly trivial everyday details. It is a project freighted with risk, where the bounds between private and public worlds are tested, not without penalty for the author himself and those around him
"The sprawling, intimate, and spectacularly unorthodox literary autobiography that unleashed a media frenzy upon its release in Norway, became a global publishing sensation, and sold millions of copies worldwide, now reaches its climactic conclusion. In this poignant and characteristically substantial finale, Karl Ove, in his inimitable style, delves once again into his deepest thoughts and most revealing memories, for the first time reflecting on the impact publishing My Struggle has had on his personal life and career. His subject expands from himself to the books, ideas, and historical figures that have shaped him, culminating in an impassioned statement of his artistic purpose. The first global literary phenomenon of the twenty-first century, which has been published in more than twenty-two languages, is now, finally, available in its entirety in English. Translated from the Norwegian by superstar literary translators Don Bartlett and Martin Aitken."-- Provided by publisher