Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard's second book in the six-volume success series was released in the U.S. on May 15th.
The book and the rest of the "My Struggle"-series, where Knausgaard describes stories from his life, have been a big hit in both Norway and Scandinavia. "My Struggle: Volume One" has also received several literary awards, including the Brage Award, the Book of the Year Prize in Morgenbladet, and the Norwegian Critics' Prize; nominated for the Nordic Council Literary Prize.
Archipelago Books released Book Two in the U.S., and the review by James Wood in The New Yorker, as well as an excerpt from the book, can be read here: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/04/my-struggle-book-two-a-man-in-love.html
(The Norwegian Embassy in the U.S.)
Photo: Asbjørn Jensen/Forlaget Oktober
