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The School of Night

Karl Ove Knausgaard Martin Aitken

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Harvill Secker
11 November 2025
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Night and blood were unchanged, night and blood had been with us always. The utterly gripping new novel from the internationally bestselling author of A Death in the Family

' An

almost dangerously immersive reading experience that will completely take over your life. . . by turns bleak, funny and horrifying, but never less than utterly captivating' Martin MacInnes, Booker longlisted author of IN ASCENSION

London. 1985. A city rife with possibility and desire. One young man who wants it all.

Kristian Hadeland, newly arrived in the city, seethes with ambition and contempt. His family in Norway never understood him; his fellow photography students bore him. But he knows he and his art are destined for more.

Then he meets Hans, an eccentric Dutch artist. With Hans, the future Kristian yearns for is tangible. All art is possible. Any line can be crossed.

But success comes at a price. And when Kristian does the unthinkable, will he be prepared to pay it?

Electrifying and unflinching, The School of Night is a singular novel about artistic creation and human corruption. It is the story of one terrible man's rise and fall, and a reckoning with the darkest parts of human nature.

PRAISE FOR KARL OVE KNAUSGAARD-

'Absorbs you utterly' Sunday Times 'One of the most genuinely suspenseful, alluring books I've ever read' Brandon Taylor 'Addictive' Daily Telegraph 'Brilliant storytelling . . . Epic' Independent 'As accessible and creepy as anything by Stephen King and as addictive as your favourite TV drama' Spectator 'Knausgaard is among the finest writers alive'' New York Times

The School of Night is set in the Morning Star universe.
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Translated by:  
Imprint:   Harvill Secker
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm,  Spine: 40mm
Weight:   750g
ISBN:   9781787304215
ISBN 10:   1787304213
Pages:   464
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Karl Ove Knausgaard (Author) Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Struggle cycle has been heralded as a masterpiece all over the world. From A Death in the Family to The End, the novels move through childhood into adulthood and, together, form an enthralling portrait of human life. Knausgaard has been awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Brage Prize and the Jerusalem Prize. His work, which also includes the Seasons Quartet and the Morning Star series (The Morning Star, The Wolves of Eternity and The Third Realm) is published in thirty-five languages. Martin Aitken (Translator) Martin Aitken has translated the works of many Scandinavian writers, among them Karl Ove Knausgaard, Helle Helle, Hanne rstavik and Olga Ravn. He lives in Denmark.

Reviews for The School of Night

An exciting epic, dark and challenging * Dagsavisen * The School of NIght is a good place to start for anyone who hasn't read Knausgaard before * NRK * Riveting * Morgenbladet * A masterpiece * Fædrelandsvennen * As exciting as a crime story, with surprising twists and an occasional biblical darkness * Dagsavisen * A rare page-turner...an indisputable triumph and a significant further development of the flexible, unpredictable form the Morning Star series has taken and become... With The School of Night l we are finally approaching just that, a radically new way of writing and thinking about a novel. * Vinduet * Knausgaard is back: Devilishly dark and at times wildly funny... one of the most completely unsympathetic characters I've encountered between two covers. Knausgaard's ability to paint this personality is unsurpassed... All details, digressions and references are cleverly screwed together, and the result a diabolical heist novel * Dagbladet * Karl Ove Knausgaard is one of my literary heroes -- Torrey Peters


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