{"product_id":"my-struggle-book-four-9780914671176","title":"My Struggle, Book Four","description":"At eighteen years, old Karl Ove moves to a tiny fisherman's village in the far north of the arctic circle to work as a school teacher. No interest in the job itself, his intention is to save up enough money to travel while finding the space and time to start his writing career. Initially everything looks fine. He writes his first few short stories, finds himself accepted by the hospitable locals, and receives flattering attention from several beautiful local girls. But as the darkness of the long arctic nights start to consume the landscape, Karl Ove's life takes a darker turn. His writing repeats itself, his drinking escalates to some disturbing blackouts, his attempts at losing his virginity end in humiliation and shame, and to his distress, he also develops romantic feelings towards one of his students. Along the way, there are flashbacks to his high school years and the roots of his current problems. Ever present is the long shadow cast by his father, whose own sharply increasing alcohol consumption serves as an ominous backdrop to the author's lifestlye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780914671176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 6.50w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/23\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2015 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2015 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/29\/2015 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/17\/2015 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2015 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/25\/2015 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Best Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2015 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNY Times Notable Bks of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/06\/2015 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karl Ove Knausgaard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924960678069,"sku":"9780914671176","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fa7bcc42-10e0-4f99-aecc-c53b7faf44c2.jpg?v=1687842326","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-struggle-book-four-9780914671176","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}