{"product_id":"in-the-land-of-the-cyclops-essays-9780374265601","title":"In the Land of the Cyclops: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the My Struggle series comes a collection of ambitious, remarkably erudite essays on art, literature, culture, and philosophy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Land of the Cyclops\u003c\/i\u003e is Karl Ove Knausgaard's first collection of essays to be published in English. In these wide-ranging pieces, he reflects openly and with penetrating intelligence on Ingmar Bergman's notebooks, Anselm Kiefer, the northern lights, Madame Bovary, Rembrandt, and the role of an editor. Accompanied by black-and-white reproductions throughout, these essays illuminate Cindy Sherman's shadowlands, the sublime mystery of Sally Mann's vision, and the serious play of Francesca Woodman. They capture Knausgaard's remarkable ability to mediate between the personal and the universal, between life and art. Each piece glimmers with his candor and his longing to authentically see, understand, and experience the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl Ove Knausgaard\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Norway in 1968. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eOut of This World\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Norwegian Critics Prize in 1998, and his second novel, \u003ci\u003eA Time for Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2005. \u003ci\u003eMy Struggle: Book One\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and has been translated into more than twenty languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Aitken\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of numerous novels from the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, including works by Peter Høeg, Ida Jessen, Kim Leine, Hanne Ørstavik, and Karl Ove Knausgaard. His translations of short stories and poetry have appeared in many literary journals and magazines. In 2012 he was awarded the American-Scandinavian Foundation's Nadia Christensen Translation Prize. He lives and works in Denmark.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646201729298,"sku":"9780374265601","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8dcc843b-d2eb-42d1-b064-54953301a8b7.jpg?v=1733171964","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-land-of-the-cyclops-essays-9780374265601","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}