Inadvertent (Why I Write)

The second book in the Why I Write series provides generous insight into the creative process of the award-winning Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgaard "Why I Write" may prove to be the most difficult question Karl Ove Knausgaard has struggled to answer yet it is central to the project of one of the most influential writers working today. To write, for the Norwegian artist, is to resist easy thinking and preconceived notions that inhibit awareness of our lives. Knausgaard writes to "erode [his] own notions about the world. . . . It is one thing to know something, another to write about it." The key to enhanced living is the ability to hit upon something inadvertently, to regard it from a position of defenselessness and unknowing. A deeply personal meditation, Inadvertent is a cogent and accessible guide to the creative process of one of our most prolific and ingenious artists. The Why I Write series is based on the Windham-Campbell Lectures, delivered annually to commemorate the awarding of the Donald WindhamSandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes at Yale University. Administered by Yales Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the series publishes works based on the lecture given by the events keynote speaker. The series launched in 2017 with the release of Devotion, by renowned musician, artist, and author Patti Smith. This new volume is by internationally best-selling author Karl Ove Knausgaard, and future editions will come from Pulitzer Prize winner Hilton Als and poet-playwright Elizabeth Alexander, who recited her poetry at the 2009 presidential inauguration of Barack Obama. Why I Write May Prove To Be The Most Difficult Question Karl Ove Knausgaard Has Struggled To Answer Yet It Is Central To The Project Of One Of The Most Influential Writers Working Today. To Write, For The Norwegian Artist, Is To Resist Easy Thinking And Preconceived Notions That Inhibit Awareness Of Our Lives. Karl Ove Knausgaard; Translated From The Norwegian By Ingvild Burkey. The 2017 Windham-campbell Lecture