So Much Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch

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This book by Karl Ove Knausgård is a rumination on the life and art of Edvard Munch, Norway's most famous painter. Not a work of biography, the author engages Munch as both a viewer of art and as a professional artist of sorts himself. Knausgård obviously has great respect for Munch, and it's inspiring to see how devoted he is to understanding Munch's life and work. The book is divided into three uneven sections, each with a selection of Munch paintings.
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