My Struggle: Book Four (Signed First Edition)

Karl Ove Knausgaard

ISBN 10: 0914671170 / ISBN 13: 9780914671176

Published by Archipelago, Brooklyn, 2015

About this Item

First U.S. edition. First printing. A pristine unread copy, very fine/very fine in all respects, no flaws. Smoke-free. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page (his name only, no other writing). Shipped in well padded box. Published in the U.K. as DANCING IN THE DARK. The fourth book in the series. This book was purchased new and opened only for signing, and shelved after that. You cannot find a better copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Struggle: Book Four (Signed First Edition)
• Publisher: Archipelago, Brooklyn
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0914671170
• ISBN 13: 9780914671176
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed First Editions

About this title

Synopsis

At eighteen years old, Karl Ove moves to a tiny fisherman's village in the far north of the Arctic circle to work as a school teacher. No interest in the job itself, his intention is to save up enough money to travel while finding the space and time to start his writing career. Initially everything looks fine. He writes his first few short stories, finds himself accepted by the hospitable locals, and receives flattering attention from several beautiful local girls. But as the darkness of the long arctic nights start to consume the landscape, Karl Ove's life takes a darker turn. His writing repeats itself, his drinking escalates to some disturbing blackouts, his attempts at losing his virginity end in humiliation and shame, and to his distress, he also develops romantic feelings towards one of his students. Along the way, there are flashbacks to his high school years and the roots of his current problems. Ever present is the long shadow cast by his father, whose own sharply increasing alcohol consumption serves as an ominous backdrop to the author's lifestyle.

About the Author

Karl Ove Knausgaard was born in Norway in 1968. His debut novel Out of This World won the Norwegian Critics Prize in 2004 and his A Time for Everything (Archipelago) was a finalist for the Nordic Council Prize. 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. It is also a finalist for The Believer Fiction Prize. My Struggle has been translated into more than fifiteen languages. Knausgaard lives in Sweden with his wife and three children. 
Don Bartlett has translated dozens of books of various genres, including eight novels and short story collections by Jo Nesbø and It's Fine by Me by Per Petterson. He lives in Norfolk, England.