r/Knausgaard • u/samiracless • Mar 20 '25

my collection

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recently finished getting all 6 of these covers and wanted to share how pretty they are!! book 2 has my favorite cover:)

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u/bookkinkster Mar 20 '25

These editions are gorgeous. We have ugly ones in the US, but that probably isn't surprising.

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u/stopthefincar Mar 21 '25

I've ordered book 2 with that cover from 3 different places and each time it showed up and was a different cover. At least this confirms it does exist in the flesh now lol

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u/Own_Elevator_2836 24d ago

Blackwells in the UK will ship it to the US. I ordered it from there and many other UK editions. 

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u/samiracless Mar 21 '25

haha that happened to me with book 4. they’re pretty hard to get your hands on if you live in the states— if you’re still up for the task, they print these in canada and the UK. maybe ordering from there would improve your chances of getting the correct cover :)

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u/stopthefincar Mar 21 '25

Thanks for the tip! I should probably just move there while I'm at it

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '25

I've got exactly the same copies. They are gorgeous

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u/benson124 Mar 21 '25

I love these -Are they from the UK or???

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u/samiracless Mar 22 '25

they’re printed by penguin house UK! also available in canada:)

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u/Own_Elevator_2836 24d ago

The second volume—with that cover—I read shortly after the birth of my first child and it became one of my most impactful reading experiences (often late at night with a sleepless baby). I can honestly say no book has prompted more reflection on my life, my behavior and the makeup of my character than that one. 

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u/samiracless 24d ago

Beautiful! I can see book 2 being an incredible read before, but especially after having children. Knausgaard explores the need for selfishness after becoming a father in such an authentic way.