6 Top nonfiction books like Inadvertent by Karl Ove Knausgård

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Inadvertent

By: Karl Ove Knausgård

4.09

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

The Why I Write series is based on the Windham-Campbell Lectures, delivered annually to commemorate…

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1. The Recognitions

By: William H. Gass , William Gaddis

4.20

Format: 976 pages, Paperback

The book Jonathan Franzen dubbed the "ur-text of postwar fiction" and the "first great cultural cri… read more

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  • literature
  • art
"Women get desperate, but they don't understand despair."

-William H. Gass, The Recognitions

"That fever had passed; but for the rest of his life it never left his eyes."

-William H. Gass, The Recognitions

"Reading Proust isn't just reading a book, it's an experience and you can't reject an experience."

-William H. Gass, The Recognitions

"Most people are clever because they don't know how to be honest." William Gaddis, The Recognitions."

-William H. Gass, The Recognitions

2. Hummelhonung

By: Torgny Lindgren

2.50

Format: 52 pages, Hardcover

En sen oktoberkvall forelaser en medelalders forfattarinna om helgon i forsamlingshuset i ett litet… read more

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3. Hunger

By: Knut Hamsun , George Egerton

4.05

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

One of the most important and controversial writers of the 20th century, Knut Hamsun made literary … read more

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  • literature
  • philosophy
  • scandinavian literature
"Yoksul aydın, zengin aydından çok daha kuvvetli görür.(s.128)"

-Knut Hamsun, Hunger

"It was not my intention to collapse; no, I would die standing."

-Knut Hamsun, Hunger

"God be praised, I had raised myself in my own estimation again!"

-Knut Hamsun, Hunger

"Truth is neither ojectivity nor the balanced view; truth is a selfless subjectivity."

-Knut Hamsun, Hunger

4. Melancholy

By: Jon Fosse , Damion Searls , None

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"Melancholy" takes us deep inside a painter's fragile consciousness, vulnerable to everything but t… read more

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5. Historien om Fru Berg

By: Ingvild H. Rishøi

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Gripende novellesamling fra Ingvild H. Rishoi Historien om Fru Berg inneholder fem nye noveller av … read more

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6. Jeg anerkender ikke længere jeres autoritet

By: Glenn Bech

4.30

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

JEG ANERKENDER IKKE LÆNGERE JERES AUTORITET er et indigneret, selvudleverende og ømt manifest om kl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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7. Djævlebogen (Scandinavian Star, #2)

By: Asta Olivia Nordenhof

3.82

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Djævlebogen er en erotisk gyser og en roman om kærlighed i kapitalismens tid. Djævlebogen er den læ… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
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8. When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl's Book

By: Naja Marie Aidt

4.27

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

In March 2015, Naja Marie Aidt’s twenty-five-year-old son, Carl, died in a tragic accident. When De… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"No deseaba recurrir a una persona que ve la pena como un trabajo que elaborar. No deseaba elaborar ningún trabajo. No deseaba contribuir a esa visión de la pena como un trabajo. La sola idea de que l…"

-Naja Marie Aidt, When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl's Book

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9. Gjentakelsen

By: Vigdis Hjorth

4.17

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Gjentakelsen er en rå og heftig framstilling av ungt liv. En voksen kvinne ser tilbake på seg selv … read more

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  • audiobook
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10. A Shining

By: Jon Fosse

3.49

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

A man starts driving without knowing where he is going. He alternates between turning right and lef… read more

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  • literature
  • audiobook
"but you can’t just touch a whiteness like that. because if you did you’d probably get it dirty. and imagine getting something so white dirty"

-Jon Fosse, A Shining

"Es ist auch nicht zu begreifen, es ist etwas anderes, vielleicht etwas, das man nur erlebt und das nicht wirklich geschieht. Aber geht es an, dass man so etwas einfach erlebt. Alles, was man erlebt, …"

-Jon Fosse, A Shining

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11. Stakkar

By: Matias Faldbakken

3.74

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

"En gang for ikke lenge siden kom et barn, stakkar, krypende ut fra skogen. Ungen kløv opp grøfteka… read more

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  • audiobook
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12. Eden

By: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Málvísindakona, sérfræðingur í fámennistungumálum, ákveður að breyta landi þar sem ekkert grær í Ed… read more

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13. Om udregning af rumfang II

By: Solvej Balle

3.96

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

''Om udregning af rumfang II'' er anden del af Solvej Balles roman i syv dele. Tara Selter er ef… read more

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  • literature
  • scandinavian literature
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14. Welcome to America

By: Linda Boström Knausgård

3.55

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Ellen has stopped talking. She thinks she may have killed her dad. Her brother’s barricaded himself… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
"Sömnen kom som en mörk dimma varje natt. Den lade sig över mig och jag hade bara någon centimeters luft mellan mitt ansikte och dimman."

-Linda Boström Knausgård, Welcome to America

"Dagar och nätter liknar varandra. Tystnaden mjukar upp konturerna så att allt kläs i ett slags dis. Vi kan kalla det halvdager. Vi kan kalla det vad som helst."

-Linda Boström Knausgård, Welcome to America

"It was all so easy. My mum says it was denial. That I wanted life to pass me by, instead of standing there getting drenched in it like everyone else. She thought less of me now, that was hardly surpr…"

-Linda Boström Knausgård, Welcome to America

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15. Om udregning af rumfang III

By: Solvej Balle

4.13

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

''Om udregning af rumfang III'' er tredje del af Solvej Balles roman i syv dele, der hører til i ge… read more

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  • literature
  • philosophy
  • scandinavian literature
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16. Endnu en dag i Guds skaberværk

By: Katrine Marie Guldager

3.86

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

DET ER IKKE LIGE LOTTE SÅDAN AT LADE FOLK SLIPPE Lotte er socialrådgiver og bor alene i en stu… read more

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17. Alphabetical Diaries

By: Sheila Heti

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling confessional from the award-winning, beloved author of Pure Colour. Sheila Heti kept a… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • writing
  • audiobook
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18. Kun til navlen

By: Linea Maja Ernst

4.12

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

Linea Maja Ernst debuterer med Kun til navlen, en samtidsroman om at være fanget i en livsfase og p… read more

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19. Hyper

By: Agri Ismaïl

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When Rafiq Kermanj, founder of the Kurdish Communist Party, is forced to flee Tehran for London wit… read more

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20. Oktoberbarn

By: Linda Boström Knausgård

3.67

Format: 190 pages, Hardcover

Periodvis mellan 2013 och 2017 är författaren tvångsinlagd på en psykiatrisk avdelning, där hon uts… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
"Why do I torture myself with memories from those years? What is it that's still not resolved, over and done with? I mean, what distances haven't I traveled since then? All young people do violence to…"

-Linda Boström Knausgård, Oktoberbarn

"I've always known I can write as though it were a matter of life or death. It is a matter of life or death. But life isn't meaningless when I'm not writing. The writing lives inside of me, I'm just w…"

-Linda Boström Knausgård, Oktoberbarn

"I've always held myself in high esteem. No one needed to tell me I was good at writing: All I would have to do was sit down and the words would come. I knew like you knew you'd be capable of killing …"

-Linda Boström Knausgård, Oktoberbarn

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21. The Other Name: Septology I-II

By: Jon Fosse

4.06

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

The Other Name follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway.… read more

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  • literature
  • philosophy
  • scandinavian literature
"...there inside the person is what will pass away and become one with what is invisible in everything..."

-Jon Fosse, The Other Name: Septology I-II

"...what's beautiful in life turns out bad in a painting because it's like there's too much beauty, a good picture needs something bad in it in order to shine the way it should, it needs darkness in i…"

-Jon Fosse, The Other Name: Septology I-II

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22. Voksbarnet

By: Olga Ravn

3.70

Format: 203 pages, Hardcover

Den ugifte adelskvinde Christenze Kruckow anklages for trolddom og må flygte fra Sydfyn til Nordjyl… read more

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23. Svømmende, rygende, grædende

By: Lone Hørslev

3.69

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

Anna drikker. Et lille glas for at fejre, at solen skinner, eller et glas når dagene er grå. Men he… read more

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24. Om udregning af rumfang IV

By: Solvej Balle

4.18

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

''Om udregning af rumfang IV'' er fjerde del af Solvej Balles roman i syv dele. Tara Selter er blev… read more

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  • scandinavian literature
Cover of Maskiner som tenker by Inga Strümke

25. Maskiner som tenker

By: Inga Strümke

4.27

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

«AI – teknologien som vil revolusjonere vår hverdag.» Hvor raskt går utviklingen av kunstig intelli… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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26. Barbar [Tavshedens objekt]

By: Amina Elmi

4.10

Format: 116 pages, Paperback

BARBAR [Tavshedens objekt] er en digtsamling om brutalitet. Amina Elmi skriver om at leve med en ka… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Kirstens hævn by Bjørn Rasmussen

27. Kirstens hævn

By: Bjørn Rasmussen

3.75

Format: 135 pages, Hæftet

"Jeg hedder Kirsten, og da jeg var fjorten år, besluttede jeg mig for at slå en mand ihjel.” Kir… read more

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  • audiobook
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28. En pige forlod værelset

By: Ulrikka S. Gernes

4.39

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

En pige forlod værelset er en uafrystelig roman om samtykke, overgreb og svigt i kernen af 1980’ern… read more

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29. Inadvertent

By: Karl Ove Knausgård

4.09

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

The Why I Write series is based on the Windham-Campbell Lectures, delivered annually to commemorate… read more

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  • art
  • biography
  • memoir
  • literature
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • writing
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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30. Sent på dagen

By: Kristin Vego

3.86

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Hvordan skal jeg gå frem for å fortelle om denne tiden? De små lommene av tid der det ikke var noen… read more

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31. Spår av Antigone

By: Christina Ouzounidis

3.56

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

En flicka springer genom grekiska olivlundar. Det torra, röda dammet virvlar upp i det arkaiska lan… read more

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Jeg anerkender ikke længere jeres autoritet

Glenn Bech

4.30

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When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back: Carl's Book

Naja Marie Aidt

4.27

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Gjentakelsen

Vigdis Hjorth

4.17

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A Shining

Jon Fosse

3.49

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Min kamp 4 (Min kamp, #4)

Karl Ove Knausgård

4.22

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Doina Ruști

4.26

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Min kamp 1 (Min kamp #1)

Karl Ove Knausgård

4.11

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3.50

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