Author Spotlight Tag

March 25th marks the first anniversary of Antonio Tabucchi's passing. Born in Pisa in 1943, he died in Lisbon, his adopted home, on the 25th of March, 2012. Regarded as one of the most innovative and important writers of postwar

            You can read about Karl Ove Knausgaard and the controversy surrounding My Struggle here.  Lauded by critics as a literary feat (the first volume appeared in English last summer), the book played less well among Knausgaard’s own family members. Part fiction, part memoir,

            Karl Ove Knausgaard, author of My Struggle, writes for The New York Times Magazine on the phenomenon of the aurora borealis in Norway, accompanied by photos by Simon Norfolk.