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But his efforts get the opposite effect he wants it so much that he gets writers block. Grappling directly with the consequences of his transgressive blurring of public and private, book six is an engrossing look into the mind of one of the most groundbreaking artists of our time. Book one, knausgaard received the brage award in 2009, the 2010 book of the year prize in morgenbladet, and the p2 listeners prize. Book one audio cd january 1, 2009 by karl ove knausgaard author visit amazons karl ove knausgaard page. Book one, the norwegian writer karl ove knausgaards sixbook autobiographical epic. The final volume, building from its predecessors, vacillates. My struggle has won countless international literary awards and has been translated into at least fifteen languages. His debut novel out of this worldwon the norwegian critics prize in 2004 and his a time for everything archipelago was a finalist for the nordic council prize. In 2008, when i wrote book 1 and book 2, the head of the publishing.