In the Land of the Cyclops by Karl Ove Knausgaard

In the Land of the Cyclops by Karl Ove KnausgaardA brilliantly wide ranging essay collection from the author of My Struggle, spanning literature, philosophy, art and how our daily and creative lives intertwine. In the Land of the Cyclops is Karl Ove Knausgaard's first collection of essays to be published in English, and these brilliant and wide ranging pieces meditate on themes familiar from his groundbreaking fiction. Here, Knausgaard discusses Madame Bovary, the Northern Lights, Ingmar Bergman,

with beautifully designed classic editions of personal inspiration

a solid leader or a brilliant negotiator don't seem to be as effective anymore

the title was simply Oedipus

Florence and Nat himself down the path of political anger that will ensnare them all

including zone maps of the hands and feet

Among those his sister sleeps with is a German sailor

known as the Rig Veda

chess is a teacher

from corruption to casteism—Bhagat reflects on what we can do right in order to move forward and become a truly modern

In these fifteen interviews conducted over seven years

Lucy becomes engaged to the supercilious Cecil Vyse

science and war