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Jim Nail asked this question about My Struggle: Book Two:
Does anybody really know why Karl Ove Knausgaard gave his book(s) the same title as Hitler's infamous volume? I just started Volume 2 and really digging it, but every now and then he throws in something about some people from another culture looking oddly out of place in the crowd, and it makes me nervous. His work seems much more personal than political, and these references would probably otherwise go unnoticed.
Sorobai Well, I'm reading the second volume so far. I think the reason of the title is a little scarcastic joke. He's refering to his personal strugle with hi…moreWell, I'm reading the second volume so far. I think the reason of the title is a little scarcastic joke. He's refering to his personal strugle with his own life problems and chalanges and joking with hitlers title as to say his personal strugle is compared with hitlers much stronger and full of meaning.(less)
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by Karl Ove Knausgård
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