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Book 1 kindle edition by knausgaard, karl ove, bartlett, don. For my struggle, knausgaard received the brage award in 2009 for book one, the 2010 book of the year prize in morgenbladet, and the p2 listeners prize. Musicobsessed karl ove has his own flat, a space to write, the attention of some beautiful teenage girls, and all seems to be going quite well. Knausgaard may only present fictionalised events, but on each page, and in every detail, karl ove pulses with life. My struggle has won countless international literary awards and has been translated into at least fifteen languages. May 28, 20 a new york times bestseller, my struggle.
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