Autumn
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Karl Ove Knausgaard
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Vanessa Baird (Illustrator)
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Ingvild Burkey (Translator)
The Sunday Times bestseller from literary phenomenon Karl Ove Knausgaard, a love letter about the world written by a father to his unborn daughter
Autumn begins with a letter Karl Ove Knausgaard writes to his unborn daughter. He adds one short piece each day, describing the material and natural world – from twilight to the migration of birds, from Van Gogh to forgiveness – with the precision and mesmerising intensity that have become his trademark.
With artwork by Vanessa Baird
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Imprint: Vintage
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Published: 04/11/2021
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ISBN: 9781784703264
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Length: 240 Pages
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RRP: £10.99
Reviews
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"Diverse and delightful… These sharp little essays capture the wonder of things with photographic immediacy… This is an inspiring, surprising collection"
The Times
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"Brilliantly conveys the sense you get, as a prospective parent, that the world is brand new… It’s all beautifully done."
William Leith, Evening Standard
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"In Autumn, a lyrical cabaret beside the grand opera of the My Struggle books, taboo memories and forbidden feelings disrupt the grown-up project of a compendium of fatherly wisdom... Autumn glows with a radiant attachment to 'the world, as it is'... From sunshine to head-lice, it celebrates the 'dizzying intensity of being'."
The Economist
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"Quietly illuminates Knausgaard's profound gift for making the reader see the world in fresh and unpredictable ways."
Stuart Evers, The Observer
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"This book is full of wonders… Loose teeth, chewing gum, it all becomes noble, almost holy, under Knausgaard’s patient, admiring gaze. The world feels repainted."
Parul Sehgal, New York Times
