I love his accent. As a Swedish person, hearing a slightly older man speaking English with a Scandinavian accent makes me feel at home somehow, like I am in safe hands.
Remember the "shame" of the emperor without clothes? Knausgaard is the "child" amongst us telling us to view our "emperors" without their clothes. His truths about writing are exciting.
Sometimes I wish writers could collaborate like musicians. I imagine the song these two would produce could put me to sleep, or maybe it'd keep me awake.
Brilliant interview. I think Zadie Smith, among all the interviewers who have so far sat down with Knausgaard, has been the only one to really get at the heart of what he has done. Example, the question at
Glad I watched this now I know what all the fuss is about! Nice to hear two literary minds of my generation speak of the changes to thought and what remains
Zadie! What good questions! Just what I wanted, except I didn't know. Karl Ove! Ever the thoughtful truthteller. Just what I always wanted, except I didn't know.
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Finally an interviewer with the intellect to actually get to the heart of Karl Ove.
I love his accent. As a Swedish person, hearing a slightly older man speaking English with a Scandinavian accent makes me feel at home somehow, like I am in safe hands.
I stared mostly at Karl Ove's hairstyle, paying little attention to everything else. Let me rewind and see what they actually said in this interview.
lol I've been reading and studying Joyce for decades (poorly, apparently) and she casually blew my mind with a single sentence about his work.
Remember the "shame" of the emperor without clothes? Knausgaard is the "child" amongst us telling us to view our "emperors" without their clothes. His truths about writing are exciting.
Sometimes I wish writers could collaborate like musicians. I imagine the song these two would produce could put me to sleep, or maybe it'd keep me awake.
He's calmed down a bit since volume 1, speaking publicly. He is still as transfixing to watch as he is to read. Zadie does a good job here.
two of the greatest modern writers... I am amazed to have stumbled across this...
You've never encountered a novelist who thought consciousness was the surface. Are you kidding?
Note that Zadie's American accent at the very beginning is beyond convincing. I bet she'd be a great actor.
Brilliant interview. I think Zadie Smith, among all the interviewers who have so far sat down with Knausgaard, has been the only one to really get at the heart of what he has done. Example, the question at
I've been hoping someone would put this online! Thanks!
I know I should be focussing on Knausgaard, but damn Zadie is SO incredibly smart....
Glad I watched this now I know what all the fuss is about! Nice to hear two literary minds of my generation speak of the changes to thought and what remains
Zadie! What good questions! Just what I wanted, except I didn't know. Karl Ove! Ever the thoughtful truthteller. Just what I always wanted, except I didn't know.
Knausgaard looks really good!
A pain in my heart is splitting from the light.
It would be helpful; to tell us what book they are talking about.
Does anyone know the Norwegian writer he refers to? The one wanting to end the book with the reader reading Chinese?
"The Moon"