"For the heart, the meaning of life could not be simpler: it will continue to beat as long as possible, and then stop." The six-volume autobiographical novel "Mein Kampf" by Norwegian writer Carl Ove Knausgaard has nothing to do with Hitler's ambitions, but a self-narration of the author's growth and life over forty years. The themes of the six volumes are death, love, childhood, work, dreams, and thinking.
The book describes ordinary life in a flowing style, is straightforward and frank, has "masochistic truth and triviality", and is good at showing touching sensitivity in daily details.
"The New Yorker" book critic James Wood said that his book "has a kind of magic that makes people unable to stop reading."
This book is the first to describe the tense relationship between the author, or the man named "Karl Ove Knausgaard", and his father when he was growing up, and the sudden death of his father runs through the book.
The opening chapter unabashedly describes the process of physical death. After a long and shocking passage, it suddenly turns around. Knausgaard is just an ordinary person who goes to school in the city, falls in early love, drinks and smokes, loves music and writing, and is no different from everyone on the surface. However, daily life is full of countless conflicts and struggles, which cannot be alleviated even by death.
Knausgaard describes himself as writing the book with "an almost maniacal energy." Although "Mein Kampf" is an autobiography, it is full of bold explorations in art, morality and technique.
Reader comments
This book realistically depicts the author's tense relationship with his father and reminded me of some of the conflicts I had with my parents. The detailed descriptions in the book are very touching. For example, the sudden death of my father made me feel deeply. The author completed the book with an almost crazy energy, which showed me his love for life and his persistence in writing. I think this is not only an autobiography, but also an exploration and reflection on life.
This book realistically depicts the author's tense relationship with his father and reminded me of some of the conflicts I had with my parents. The detailed descriptions in the book are very touching. For example, the sudden death of my father made me feel deeply. The author completed the book with an almost crazy energy, which showed me his love for life and his persistence in writing. I think this is not only an autobiography, but also an exploration and reflection on life.