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.
- ISBN10 0914671391
- ISBN13 9780914671398
- Publish Date 19 April 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Archipelago Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 626
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780914671398