Karl Ove Knausgård reflects on the book that had a profound impact on him as a teenager: ‘The History of Bestiality’.

Karl Ove Knausgård reflects on the book that had a profound impact on him as a teenager: ‘The History of Bestiality’.

My earliest reading memoryOne of the most fascinating books from my childhood was Gangles by Ronald McCuaig. It featured a wild girl from Australia who could balance on the water spray exhaled by a whale, traveling around with the whale. Reading this book at the age of six was a magical experience that still amazes … Read more