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The School of Night

byKarl Ove Knausgaard, Martin Aitken (Translator), Rory Alexander (Read by)

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London. 1985. A city rife with possibility and desire. One young man who wants it all.

Kristian Hadeland, newly arrived in the city, seethes with ambition and contempt. His family in Norway never understood him; his fellow photography students bore him. But he knows he and his art are destined for more.

Then he meets Hans, an eccentric artist. Hans makes the future Kristian yearns for feel tangible. But success comes at a price. And when Kristian does the unthinkable, will he be prepared to pay it?

'A damned masterpiece' Sunday Times

'An almost dangerously immersive reading experience that will completely take over your life... utterly captivating' Martin MacInnes

'Addictive and eerie' Guardian

‘Engrossing, dark and amusing' Rachel Kushner

'Mysterious, unsettling, thought provoking, unpredictable and darkly entertaining' Colin Barrett

‘Dark and precise about the underside of human desire and connection. . . painfully funny’ Megan Nolan

© Karl Ove Knausgaard 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Inspired...a damned masterpiece

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About Karl Ove Knausgaard

Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle cycle has been heralded as a masterpiece all over the world. From A Death in the Family to The End, the novels move through childhood into adulthood and, together, form an enthralling portrait of human life. Knausgaard has been awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Brage Prize and the Jerusalem Prize. His work, which also includes the Seasons Quartet and the Morning Star sequence (The Morning Star, The Wolves of Eternity, The Third Realm and The School of Night) is published in thirty-six languages.
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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781529977707
  • Length: 1168 minutes
  • Price: £16.00
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