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Where to start with Karl Ove Knausgaard

To celebrate publication of The Wolves of Eternity, the breathtaking new novel from the internationally bestselling author of My Struggle, we've put together an essential guide to Knausgaard's work for new readers.

Karl Ove Knausgaard broke onto the international literary scene with his groundbreaking My Struggle novels, which have been heralded as masterpieces all over the world. From A Death in the Family to The End, the books move through childhood into adulthood and, together, form an enthralling portrait of a human life. Now, readers are getting to witness an ambitious new literary universe in the making, one that began with The Morning Star and is now expanding to the brand new The Wolves of Eternity.

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