--- product_id: 45667554 title: "Autumn" brand: "karl ove knausgaard" price: "5967 kr" currency: ISK in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.is/products/45667554-autumn store_origin: IS region: Iceland --- # Autumn **Brand:** karl ove knausgaard **Price:** 5967 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Autumn by karl ove knausgaard - **How much does it cost?** 5967 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.is](https://www.desertcart.is/products/45667554-autumn) ## Best For - karl ove knausgaard enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted karl ove knausgaard brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Autumn ## Images ![Autumn - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51egAbBbplL.jpg) ![Autumn - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51dvoCF6xXL.jpg) ![Autumn - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41C8POWcghL.jpg) ![Autumn - Image 4](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/4138bjF77RL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What you wish you thought / What you wish you could express / About the mundane *by T***W on Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2017* Like so many others, I am a huge fan of the "My Struggle" series, and recommend it to almost everyone I know who likes books. However, quite a few of my reading friends don't get what is so great about a middle-aged man writing about his life for thousands of pages in extraordinary detail. I guess either you feel the hypnotic pull of those thousands of pages, or you don't, but it is really difficult to explain why the pull is there.In "Autumn", you can feel what is so hypnotic about Knausgaard in just a few pages. This book, written to his unborn daughter, is a series of Knausgaard's thoughts on several dozen topics, ranging from badgers to pain to tin cans to toilet bowls (and many other things). Each one is only a few pages, and ever single one of them will make you think "Ahhh, that's so true! I know exactly what he is saying, but I never thought about saying it that way!". It really is quite remarkable.This may be a good book for someone who is thinking about tackling the "My Struggle" series, but just wants to get a little taste of what makes Knausgaard's writing so great. If you don't have a few "ahhh" moments, I will personally come to your house and prepare for you a cheese sandwich. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Delightfully Fresh Take on the Ordinary *by G***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2017* This is an extraordinary book about extraordinarily ordinary things. In a series of letters written to his unborn daughter this talented Norwegian author, Karl Ove Knausgaard, insightfully chronicles an inventory of life’s most ordinary events and things, from buttons and chewing gum, to vomit and oil slicks.He writes, “That is why I am writing this book for you. I want to show you the world, as it is, all around us, all the time. Only by doing so will I myself be able to glimpse it.” He notes, “These astounding things, which you will soon encounter and see for yourself, are so easy to lose sight of, and there are almost as many ways of doing that as there are people.”One typically astounding but ordinary thing is the common housefly. He notes that it has compound eyes and its taste cells are distributed over its entire body. “Taken together, these two faculties must fragment their world immensely, for if the reflection of a room is picked up by their whole head, then their attention must be directed outwards to such a degree that to flies there can hardly be any difference between themselves and the room they are in…”What is perhaps most extraordinary is that he describes it all with only the tools of the ordinary. The language is simple and functional, carefully avoiding the typical jargon and buzzwords of contemporary philosophy, spirituality, and introspection.The introspection, in fact, is highly extrospective. The words are not mere descriptions. They are launching pads for greater examination. Which is why the book demands not to be read, but savored. And why, I suspect, it is a book that will never quite close despite having arrived at the last paragraph.The content is, in a way, minimalistic, but in its minimalism there is the suggestion of so much more. He paints a delightful gallery of pictures without frames, where one picture moves freely on to the next, creating a total impression so much greater than the sum of the parts.I don’t mean to make the book sound poetic. It isn’t. It provides the reader, however, with the same sense I suspect the most ardent fan of poetry must feel after discovering an unimagined and unanticipated treasure.This book, I feel, will impact me for a long time to come because it is that rare work of artistic interpretation that connects you with the people you’ve never noticed, the things you see ever day but never really considered, and the ordinary self that seeks to find meaning in life but which itself is often taken for granted. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Soft of Side of Knausgaard *by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2017* There's sweetness, innocence, and a measure of deep thought all wrapped into one in this book. Knowing that it is in many ways written for his unborn daughter, Knausgaard is able to match a level of revelation a child would understand or need about everyday items (a bed, a toothbrush) with more mature revelations. Sometimes these stories conflict (like contradicting in separate essays the colors of the body) yet still permitting the reader to see so many things anew. I saw him speak about the book and one particular comment resonated quite strongly. Knausgaard said that simply talking about the items in this book would never uncover such keen observations; only writing about them can do that. He's right. And we benefit from this reality in his book. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.is/products/45667554-autumn](https://www.desertcart.is/products/45667554-autumn) --- *Product available on Desertcart Iceland* *Store origin: IS* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*