Karl Ove Knausgård

Karl Ove Knausgård was born in 1968 in Oslo. He studied Literature and Art History at the University of Bergen. He made his debut in 1998 with the novel "Out of the World" (Ute av verden), for which he was awarded the Norwegian Critics' Prize for Literature, marking the first time this prize was awarded to a debut work. His next book, "A Time for Everything" (En tid for alt) (2004), reinterprets the Bible and the history of angels on Earth, and was nominated for the Nordic Council Literature Prize, as well as several other prestigious international awards. From 2009 to 2011, he wrote his six-volume autobiographical series "My Struggle" (Min kamp), which became a bestseller in Norway and many other countries, earning numerous awards but also sparking considerable debate and criticism. Many objected to the exposure of the private lives of those close to him, as well as the title, which shares its name with Hitler's "Mein Kampf." In Norway, the book has sold 450,000 copies to date (the population of Norway is 4.5 million). Other works include "The America of the Soul" (Sjelens Amerika, 2013, essays) and "Necks" (Nakker, 2014). He also collaborated as a co-editor for the Norwegian literary magazine Vagant (1999-2002), and in 2010, he founded the small publishing house Pelikanen with his brother Yngve Knausgård and Asbjørn Jensen. He lives in Österlen, Sweden, with his wife, Linda Boström Knausgård, and their four children. Among other accolades, he has received the following awards: - 1998: Norwegian Critics' Prize for Literature - 2009: Brage Prize - 2009: NRK P2 Listeners' Prize - 2010: Morgenbladet's Annual Book Award