My Struggle, Book Five

The fifth book of Knausgaard's powerful My Struggle series is written with tremendous force and sincerity. As a nineteen-year-old, Karl Ove moves to Bergen and invests all of himself in his writing. But his efforts get the opposite effect - he wants it so much that he gets writer's block. At the same time, he sees his friends, one-by-one, publish their debuts. He suspects that he will never get anything published. Book Five is also a book about strong new friendships and a shattering love affair. Then one day Karl Ove reaches two crucial points in his life: his father dies, and shortly thereafter, he completes his first novel.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Archipelago Books
Published: 04/19/2016
ISBN: 9780914671398
Pages: 626
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 7.70h x 6.50w x 2.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/08/2016
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2016
Booklist 03/15/2016 pg. 21