



Karl Ove Knausgaard's first novel, Out of the World , was the first ever debut novel to win the Norwegian Critics’ Prize and his second, A Time for Everything , was widely acclaimed. The My Struggle cycle of novels has been heralded as a masterpiece wherever it has appeared, and the first volume was awarded the prestigious Brage Prize.
Anselm Kiefer's body of work comprises paintings, sculptures, installations, artist books, and works on paper such as watercolors, woodcuts, collages, and photographs. Fusing art and literature, Kiefer engages taboo and controversial issues from recent history as well as the ancient myth of life, death, and the cosmos. He brings to light the importance of the sacred and spiritual, myth and memory.