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by Karl Ove Knausgaard (Author), Don Bartlett (Translator)

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An international phenomenon, which has been declared a masterpiece everywhere it has been published. A searingly honest, addictive and controversial read.

In this utterly remarkable novel Karl Ove Knausgaard writes with painful honesty about his childhood and teenage years, his infatuation with rock music, his relationship with his loving yet almost invisible mother and his distant and unpredictable father, and his bewilderment and grief on his father's death. When Karl Ove becomes a father himself, he must balance the demands of caring for a young family with his determination to write great literature. In A Death in the Family Knausgaard has created a universal story of the struggles, great and small, that we all face in our lives. A profoundly serious, gripping and hugely readable work written as if the author's very life were at stake.

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Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: Vintage Books (July 23 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0099555166
ISBN-13: 978-0099555162
Product Dimensions: 13 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 340 g
Average Customer Review: 30 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #35,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #107 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Biographical
- #809 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Family Life
- #2480 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Literary

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"Knausgaard has a spectacular gift for finding profundity in the mundane details of his existence" -- Will Storr * Guardian *

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KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD's first novel, Out of the World, was the first ever debut novel to win The Norwegian Critics' Prize and his second, A Time to Every Purpose Under Heaven, was widely acclaimed. A Death in the Family, the first of the My Struggle cycle of novels, was awarded the prestigious Brage Award. The My Struggle cycle has been heralded as a masterpiece wherever it appears.

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AMR

A refreshing and honest read!

October 30, 2013

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I was completely consumed by the words this author so honesty shared with his readers. The interior anxiety and self-doubt of his youth was presented without self-pity and were painted with complete sincerity and introspection. His relationship to his father was so tragic and straightforward that I found it difficult not to tear up. I could not put this book down; so brutally honest.

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John Anderson

Boring beyond belief!

July 30, 2018

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A tedious and excruciatingly detailed diary posing as a story. I'd rather watch laundry dry in the rain than finish reading this author's poor attempt at creating a novel from his memories of boring adolescent events. I only read it because it was recommended at our book club.

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Andrée Lepage

This, I think is more a book for men ...

May 28, 2017

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This, I think is more a book for men, not the very old lady I am!
Although well written and rather absorbing at time, it failed to interest me.

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Jill Brooks

as one might expect in a good mystery story

November 17, 2015

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This is a very compelling book. I found that the speed of my reading accelerated as I read, as one might expect in a good mystery story. I had to stop periodically and put it down and take a breath! His memory for the smallest moments of his early life is astonishing, as he draws the reader
in. I look forward to reading more of his work.

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Leona McCormick

gift for son, liked the book

August 2, 2018

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great read

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John Dunphy

It's a pretty good read

July 18, 2018

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It's a pretty good read,but I don't think I'm going to rush out and buy the other 5 volumes any time soon.

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Darren D'Sa

I loved this book so much I went out and bought ...

May 10, 2015

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I loved this book so much I went out and bought as much of the series as has been translated into English.

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April 12, 2017

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A little long-winded but I couldn't put it down. A fascinating story.

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Isis

One Star

I found this book too heavy going.

Different. I can understand how this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but if you're able to look at it for what it is, just a man and his life, and not some rock star or celebrity,...Read more

Published on August 18, 2016

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Five Stars

He is such a good writer. Thank you, Mr. Karl Ove!

Published on May 13, 2016

Mike Roberts

like Proust, to be something you endure reading

So far it just seems to be endlessly maudlin...I much preferred the sections dealing with his modern life and his struggle to be a Writer while trying to also be a father and a...Read more

Published on April 23, 2016

Jairo Betancur

Five Stars

Love...!

Published on September 19, 2015

Sonja Kodric

As fully mesmerizing as the great classics of literature I read a long time ago

I'll agree with the praises - this is a masterpiece. As fully mesmerizing as the great classics of literature I read a long time ago.

Published on September 7, 2015

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