Some Rain Must Fall: My Struggle Book 5 - SIGNED

Knausgaard, Karl Ove

ISBN 10: 1846558271 / ISBN 13: 9781846558276

Published by Harvill Secker, 2016

1st edition 1st printing hardback in unclipped jacket. Book and jacket in near fine condition with no inscriptions. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request. Heavy book so extra postage will be payable to overseas destinations. Seller Inventory # ABE-1728807643449

Synopsis:

At twenty, Karl Ove moves to Bergen. As the youngest student to be admitted to the prestigious Writing Academy, he arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations. Soon though, he is stripped of youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be puerile and clichéd, and his social efforts are a dismal failure. Awkward in company and hopeless with women, he drowns his shame in drink and rock music. Then, little by little, things take a brighter turn. He falls in love, gives up writing in favour of the steady rewards of literary criticism, 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 fifth instalment of the My Struggle cycle, Karl Ove discloses his personal and often deeply shameful battles with introversion, alcohol abuse, infidelity and artistic ambition. Knausgaard writes with unflinching honesty to deliver the full drama of everyday life, in a breathless novel poised between a desperate yearning to be good, and the terrible power of transgression.

About the Author: Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle cycle has been heralded as a masterpiece all over the world. From A Death in the Family to The End, the novels move through childhood into adulthood and, together, form an enthralling portrait of human life. Knausgaard has been awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Brage Prize and the Jerusalem Prize. His work, which also includes the Seasons Quartet and the Morning Star sequence (The Morning Star, The Wolves of Eternity, The Third Realm and The School of Night) is published in thirty-six languages.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Some Rain Must Fall: My Struggle Book 5 - ...
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition