Bibliograph

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The wolves of eternity, Karl Ove Knausgaard ; translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The wolves of eternity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Karl Ove Knausgaard ; translated from the Norwegian by Martin Aitken

Summary

The incredible new series continues with this, the prequel to The Morning Star. Experience a major new literary universe in the making, projected to be six astonishing books. The future is no more, and eternity has begun. It's 1986 and a nuclear reactor has exploded in Chernobyl. Syvert Løyning returns home from military service to live with his mother and brother on the outskirts of a town in Southern Norway. One night, he dreams of his late father, and can't shake him from his mind. Searching through his father's belongings for clues and connections, he finds a cache of letters that lead to the Soviet Union. In present-day Russia, Alevtina is trying to balance work and family. She has always sought the answers to life's big questions, but is preoccupied with care of her young son. Her friend Vasilisa offers some nourishment: she is writing a book about an ancient feature of Russian culture, the belief in eternal life. Meantime, Alevtina is heading towards a meeting that will redraw the contours of her world. A searching and humane novel, The Wolves of Eternity is an intimate journey into the experiences of a half-brother and half-sister in their two different - yet deeply connected - lives. The second novel in Karl Ove Knausgaard's extraordinary new series, it expands the universe of The Morning Star in the decades before the blazing and mysterious star descends

Target audience

adult

Contributor

Creator