Karl Ove Knausgard

“Having a writer in the family is a curse - for the family. I do feel more or less guilty when I'm writing.”

“In 'Min Kamp,' I wanted to see how far it was possible to take realism before it would be impossible to read.”

“When it comes to memories of that iconic type, memories that are burned into you, I have maybe ten or so from my childhood. I'm a bad rememberer of situations. I forget almost everything as soon as it happens.”

“When I started writing 'My Struggle,' my father was still an issue: someone I had in me every day, someone I would dream about - he was still a part of me. He was such a huge figure for me, and now he is just one among many, and that feels like a relief.”