The Karl Ove Effect: Why Fans Turn a Norwegian Writer Into a Cult Figure
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Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard commands a devout, mostly male following who prize his unflinching honesty in My Struggle; celebrities like Jeremy Strong publicly idolize him. As Archipelago Books translates his work and his new novel The School of Night debuts, the Morning Star cycle continues with a horror-tinged Doctor Faustus retelling set in 1980s London.
Topics:entertainment#culture#jeremy-strong#karl-ova-knausgaard#literary-cult#morning-star-cycle#my-struggle
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