{"product_id":"conversations-with-karl-ove-knausgaard-hardcover","title":"Conversations with Karl Ove Knausgaard - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Blaisdell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard (b. 1968) made a literary mark on his home country in 1998, when his debut novel won the prestigious Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. His fame continued to grow with the publication of his six-volume autobiographical series \u003ci\u003eMin Kamp\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eMy Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e. Translated into English in 2012, the critically acclaimed and controversial series garnered global attention, as did its author. \u003ci\u003eConversations with Karl Ove Knausgaard\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of twenty-two interviews, each conducted during the ten-year span in which Knausgaard's literary prowess gained worldwide recognition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnausgaard is both a daring writer and a daring interviewee. He grounds his observations in the ordinary aspects of the world around him, which, he insists, is the same world in front of most of his readers. He regards his appearances in newspapers, magazines, and literary festivals as \"a performance,\" where he plays himself. While that role may differ from his inner life, it is consistent with the role he plays in his autobiographical novels. Fans of Knausgaard will easily recognize this public persona, an embodiment of the protagonist, husband, and father featured in \u003ci\u003eMy Struggle\u003c\/i\u003e and in the Seasons quartet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKnausgaard discusses his work, aspects of his personal life, and his writing routines and practices in marvelous detail. He comments on literary and artistic world classics and on international contemporary authors. A bilingual speaker, he is accustomed to appearing before the press and in front of audiences in his roles as a famous author and as the publisher and cofounder of the publishing house \u003ci\u003ePelikanen\u003c\/i\u003e (Pelican). Remarkable for his candor and directness, Knausgaard delivers the same variety and number of surprises in these interviews as he does in his most thrilling books.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Blaisdell\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. He is author of \u003ci\u003eCreating Anna Karenina: Tolstoy and the Birth of Literature's Most Enigmatic Heroine\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Chekhov Becomes Chekhov: The Emergence of a Literary Genius\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eWell, Mr. Mudrick Said\u003c\/i\u003e . . . \u003ci\u003eA Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he is editor of more than three dozen literary anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748249927968,"sku":"9781496847690","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0579ce650f57069540db212de9bf6a6f_603c9362-fa22-4efd-8a63-e53f2d602256.webp?v=1779906924","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/conversations-with-karl-ove-knausgaard-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}