(b. 1968, Oslo) Norwegian author who studied art history and literature at the University of Bergen. His 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 to widespread international acclaim. Two further novels in the Morning Star sequence, Arendal (2024) and Jeg var lenge død (2025), have been published in Norwegian, with the seventh and final volume, Underjordisk, scheduled for publication November 2026. The School of Night was also named a finalist for the 2026 National Book Award for Translated Literature.
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