Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Conversations with Tyler Karl Ove Knausgard on Literary Freedom

Karl Ove Knausgard on Literary Freedom

Published: May 8, 2019, 1:05 p.m.

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What is Karl Ove Knausg\\xe5rd\\u2019s struggle, exactly? The answer is simple: achieving total freedom in his writing. \\u201cIt\\u2019s a space where I can be free in every sense, where I can say whatever, go wherever I want to. And for me, literature is almost the only place you could think that that is a possibility.\\u201d

Knausg\\xe5rd\\u2019s literary freedom paves the way for this conversation with Tyler, which starts with a discussion of mimesis and ends with an explanation of why we live in the world of Munch\\u2019s The Scream. Along the way there is much more, including what he learned from reading Ingmar Bergman\\u2019s workbooks, the worst thing about living in London, how having children increased his productivity, whether he sees himself in a pietistic tradition, thoughts on Bible stories, angels, Knut Hamsun, Elena Ferrante, the best short story (\\u201cTl\\xf6n, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius\\u201d), the best poet (Paul Celan), the best movie (Scenes from a Marriage), and what his punctual arrival says about his attachment to bourgeois values.

Read a\\xa0full transcript\\xa0enhanced with helpful links.

Recorded March 15th, 2019

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