An Evening with Karl Ove Knausgaard: Arendal
Presented by Intelligence Squared
One of the world’s most celebrated writers, Karl Ove Knausgaard joins Intelligence Squared to discuss Arendal, the latest novel in his otherworldly Morning Star universe. Join him live at Kings Place for a conversation about longing, loneliness, the uncanny and his extraordinary literary career, followed by an audience Q&A.
Karl Ove Knausgaard is a titan of translated fiction. In his award-winning My Struggle, he captured, with painful honesty, how the highs and lows of grief, envy, and love have shaped his childhood, his relationships, and the minutiae of everyday life. The first book in the cycle, A Death in the Family, was named one of The Guardian’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It continues to be heralded as a masterpiece of contemporary literature.
This November, Knausgaard comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to discuss his new novel Arendal, the next instalment in the otherworldly Morning Star universe. Forced to spend the night in his bitterly cold hometown when his car breaks down, Syvert Løyning is caught up in longing and loneliness. As he walks the streets at night, something shifts both within him and around him. A point of no return approaches.
Join Karl Ove Knausgaard live at Kings Place, and ask your questions in the audience Q&A.
This event will last for approximately 90 minutes.
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Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
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Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
About Karl Ove Knausgaard
Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author. His 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 longlisted for the 2010 International Dublin Literary Award. His bestselling My Struggle cycle of novels continues to be described as a modern masterpiece. His work is published in thirty-five languages.
Reviews
‘One of the more viscerally powerful books I have ever read in my life’ Jeremy Strong
‘I need the next volume like crack.’ Zadie Smith
‘This deserves to be called perhaps the most significant literary enterprise of our times.’ Rachel Cusk