In the Land of the Cyclops
New York Review Books · Hardcover · January 5, 2021
Knausgaard’s struggle is still ongoing with In the Land of the Cyclops as he continues to navigate the fjord of truth between reality and experience “This, which we perhaps could call inexhaustible precision, is the goal of all art, and its essential legitimacy.” —Jessica Ferri, The Los Angeles Times In his first essay collection to be published in English, the New York Times bestselling author of the My Struggle series Karl Ove Knausgaard explores art, philosophy, and literature with piercing candor and remarkable erudition.
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- Who it’s for
- Knausgaard brings candid attention to art, philosophy, and literature, asking what it means to see clearly.
- Themes
- Art, Philosophy, Literature
- Genres
- Essay Collections, Art Criticism & Ideas, Aesthetics
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Knausgaard’s struggle is still ongoing with In the Land of the Cyclops as he continues to navigate the fjord of truth between reality and experience “This, which we perhaps could call inexhaustible precision, is the goal of all art, and its essential legitimacy.” —Jessica Ferri, The Los Angeles Times In his first essay collection to be published in English, the New York Times bestselling author of the My Struggle series Karl Ove Knausgaard explores art, philosophy, and literature with piercing candor and remarkable erudition.
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Paired with full color-images, his essays render the shadowlands of Cindy Sherman’s photography, illuminate the depth of Stephen Gill’s eye, and tussle with the inner mechanics of Ingmar Bergman’s workbooks. In one essay he describes the figure of Francesca Woodman, arms coiled in birch bark and reaching up toward the sky—a tree. In another, he unearths Sally Mann’s photographs of decomposing corpses, so much so that branches and limbs, hair and grass, begin to harmonize. Each essay bristles with Knausgaard’s searing honesty and longing to authentically see, understand, and experience the world.
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Knausgaard brings candid attention to art, philosophy, and literature, asking what it means to see clearly.
Come here for
- Essays on art, photography, and the slippery border between seeing and knowing
Expect
- Candid, erudite reflections paired with full-color images
Where it sits
| Art Criticism & Ideas | 47% |
|---|---|
| Aesthetics | 41% |
| Essay Collections | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Art Criticism & Ideas
- Essay Collections
- Scandinavian Literary Criticism
- Authors
- Karl Ove Knausgaard
- Publisher
- New York Review Books
- Published
- January 5, 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Art · Philosophy · Literature
- Reading lane
- Art Criticism & Ideas