Karl Ove Knausgård Books in Order
Karl Ove Knausgård has written 21 books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is A Time for Everything /A Time To Every Purpose Under Heaven (2004) and the newest is The School of Night (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Pages on record
- 3,900 in 10 of 21 books
Karl Ove Knausgård, born 6 December 1968, is a Norwegian author. My Struggle, a sequence of six autobiographical novels published in Norwegian as Min Kamp, was completed in 2011 and carried Knausgård's name worldwide. The Seasons Quartet followed, along with a critical work on the art of Edvard Munch and a novel series that begins with The Morning Star. Knausgård holds the 2009 Brage Prize, the 2017 Jerusalem Prize and the 2019 Swedish Academy Nordic Prize. The catalogue lists 21 titles, from A Time for Everything (2004) to The School of Night, dated 2026.
How many Karl Ove Knausgård books are there?
Karl Ove Knausgård has 21 books, released between 2004 and 2026. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series.
Karl Ove Knausgård Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Karl Ove Knausgård books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1A Time for Everything /A Time To Every Purpose Under Heaven2004 · 499 pages · confirmed 1/420044991/4
- 22013–1/4
- 32013–1/4
- 4Home and Away2014 · 412 pages · confirmed 1/420144121/4
- 52014–1/4
- 620152241/4
- 720152541/4
- 82015–1/4
- 920161821/4
- 1020164011/4
- 112016–1/4
- 12Fatherhood2017 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420171281/4
- 13So Much Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 142018–2/4
- 152018–1/4
- 1620206881/4
- 17In the Land of the Cyclops2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 182022–1/4
- 19Out of the World2023 · 600 pages · confirmed 1/420236001/4
- 202023–1/4
- 2120265121/4
Karl Ove Knausgård books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
My Struggle in order
6 booksSeasons Quartet in order
4 booksMorning Star in order
4 booksWhy I Write in order
1 book- 2. Inadvertent
Standalone books
6 books6 Karl Ove Knausgård titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Karl Ove Knausgård books in order?
You only need to read Karl Ove Knausgård books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Karl Ove Knausgård
Start with A Time for Everything /A Time To Every Purpose Under Heaven (2004), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Karl Ove Knausgård book?
The School of Night (2026) is the newest Karl Ove Knausgård book released so far.
Is there a new Karl Ove Knausgård book coming?
No next Karl Ove Knausgård book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Karl Ove Knausgård has won
Wikidata records 10 awards and 2 nominations for Karl Ove Knausgård. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Aschehoug Prize2025Won
- Swedish Academy Nordic Prize2019Won
- Jerusalem Prize2017Won
- Austrian State Prize for European Literature2017Won
- Premio Malaparte2015Won
- Gyldendal Prize2011Won
- Brage Award for Fiction2009Wonfor My Struggle. First book
- Norwegian P2 listener's literature award2009Won
- Norwegian P2 listener's literature award2004Won
- Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature1998Won
- Nordic Council Literature Prize2010Shortlisted
- Nordic Council Literature Prize2005Shortlisted
Karl Ove Knausgård at a glance
- Still publishing
- Karl Ove Knausgård published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Karl Ove Knausgård books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,900 pages across the 10 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 406 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Karl Ove Knausgård books, 14 of 21, were published in the 2010s.
What the Karl Ove Knausgård books are about
8 of the 21 Karl Ove Knausgård books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 3 of 8 books
- Fathers and daughters 3 of 8 books
- Norwegian Authors 3 of 8 books
- Authors, biography 2 of 8 books
- Essays 2 of 8 books