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The International bestseller As the youngest student to be admitted to Bergen's prestigious Writing Academy, Karl Ove arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations. Soon though, he is stripped of his youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be puerile and clich�d, and his social efforts are a dismal failure. He drowns his shame in drink and rock music. Then, little by little, things begin to change. He falls in love, gives up writing and the beginnings of an adult life take shape. That is, until his self-destructive binges and the irresistible lure of the writer's struggle pull him back. In this latest instalment of the My Struggle cycle, Knausgaard writes with unflinching honesty to deliver the full drama of everyday life.

Das furiose Finale der erfolgreichsten Trilogie aus Norwegen. Das Schwerste im Leben? Eine Entscheidung treffen. Nachdem die junge Torunn ihren Vater Tor tot im Schweinestall gefunden hat, plagen sie schreckliche Schuldgefühle. Denn Tors Selbstmord war ein heftiger Streit vorausgegangen, bei dem sich Torunn geweigert hatte zu versprechen, später einmal Hof Byneset zu übernehmen. Wie konnte ihr Vater das nur von ihr einfordern? Sie hatte ihn doch erst vor kurzem kennengelernt und lebte eigentlich in Oslo. Torunns Onkel bekommen gar nicht mit, wie es ihr geht: Erlend und sein Lebensgefährte Krumme sind voll und ganz von ihrem bevorstehenden Familienglück eingenommen - die Schwangerschaft ihrer beiden lesbischen Freundinnen ist geglückt. Und Margido, der eigenwillige Bestattungsunternehmer, der alles für seinen Beruf tun würde, schwebt auf Wolke sieben. Er profitiert von der Hitzewelle die schwer auf dem Land lastet und alte Menschen in Scharen sterben lässt. Zwischen all diesen Ereignissen und den Selbstvorwürfen, die Torunn quälen, distanziert sie sich immer mehr von ihrer Familie und dem Hof. Sie muss endlich eine Entscheidung treffen - eine Entscheidung, die nicht nur ihr Leben, sondern das Leben aller Familienmitglieder verändert.

The first complete English translation of the Nobel Prize-winner’s literary masterpiece A Penguin Classic Mysteries is the story of Johan Nilsen Nagel, a mysterious stranger who suddenly turns up in a small Norwegian town one summer—and just as suddenly disappears. Nagel is a complete outsider, a sort of modern Christ treated in a spirit of near parody. He condemns the politics and thought of the age, brings comfort to the “insulted and injured,” and gains the love of two women suggestive of the biblical Mary and Martha. But there is a sinister side of him: in his vest he carries a vial of prussic acid... The novel creates a powerful sense of Nagel's stream of thought, as he increasingly withdraws into the torture chamber of his own subconscious psyche. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Just before Christmas on a farm in Central Norway, eighty-year-old Anna Neshov, matriarch of a troubled family, is taken gravely ill. Her three sons are now they are forced to reunite for the first time in many years.

Amore racconta la storia di Vibeke e Jon che sono madre e figlio, appena arrivati in un paesino dell’estremo nord. È il giorno prima del compleanno di Jon e un luna park è arrivato in città, Jon esce per vendere i biglietti della lotteria e Vibeke va in biblioteca. Da lì seguiamo i due attraversare una serata e una notte di gelido inverno, mentre una crescente irrequietudine si fa strada. Amore dimostra come attraverso il linguaggio ognuno di noi costruisce la propria verità, e come madre e figlio possano vivere ciascuno nel proprio mondo. C’è distanza, non solo tra le persone, ma anche tra ogni persona e sé stessa.