Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 73 (1998) Winner
Karl Ove Knausgård
カール・オーヴェ・クナウスゴール
Kāru Ōve Kunausugōru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-12-06 （Oslo）
- Nationality
- Norwegian
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Residence History
- Oslo → Arendal (Tromøya) → Kristiansand → Bergen → Northern Norway → Stockholm → Österlen, Sweden → London
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Novelist, Editor, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1998-2025
- Affiliations
- Vagant (co-editor, 1999-2002), Pelikanen (publishing house, founder, 2010)
- Influenced By
- Marcel Proust
- Nominations
- Nordic Council's Literature Prize nomination (2004)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bergen | Faculty of Arts and Literature | Literature | — | — | Norway |
University of Bergen
Faculty of Arts and Literature
/ Literature
Country:
Norway
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature | Out of the World | — | Norwegian Critics' Association | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Brage Prize | My Struggle | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Jerusalem Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Swedish Academy Nordic Prize | — | — | Swedish Academy | 受賞 |
Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature
1998
Work:
Out of the World
Organization:
Norwegian Critics' Association
Result:
受賞
Brage Prize
2009
Work:
My Struggle
Result:
受賞
Jerusalem Prize
2017
Result:
受賞
Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
2019
Organization:
Swedish Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (2017) Winner
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Edition 28 (2017) Winner
Prix Médicis
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2020) Winner
Works
Major Works
My Struggle
2009 Autobiographical novel 3500 pagesA six-volume series of autobiographical novels detailing the author's life in minute detail, causing controversy for exposing family and personal life.
Mundane detailsFamily dynamicsSelf-examinationDeath
Translations
- Don Bartlett translation
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia for full list
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Prolix and detailed proseAutobiographical realismMeticulous observation of everyday life
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyDeathBoredom of daily lifeMystery
Legacy
Described as one of the 21st century's greatest literary sensations, compared to Proust. Famous worldwide for the My Struggle series.
In Popular Culture
- Contributor to Future Library project (2019)
Trivia
- Norwegian title Min Kamp same as Hitler's Mein Kampf causing controversy
- English titles changed to A Death in the Family etc.