In the Land of the Cyclops

In the Land of the Cyclops is a collection of eighteen essays by Karl Ove Knausgaard on an array of visual artists and writers, and his own private life and thoughts. Paired with full-color images, Knausgaard discusses the work of artists such as Francesca Woodman, Cindy Sherman, Anselm Kiefer, and Sally Mann, to name a few. Writing on personal experiences that range from his encounters with the Northern Lights, the birth of his daughter, trips to the beach with his four children, to his career-spanning relationship with his editor, these essays beautifully capture Knausgaard's ability to mediate between the deeply personal and the philosophical, with his trademark searing honesty and his deep longing to authentically see, understand, and experience the world.