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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCourtney Bender is professor of religion at Columbia University.
Jeremy Biles is associate professor of liberal arts at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Liane Carlson is an associate faculty member at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research.
Joshua Dubler is associate professor of religion at the University of Rochester.
Hannah C. Garvey is a doctoral candidate in religious studies at Indiana University Bloomington.
M. Cooper Harriss is associate professor of religious studies at Indiana University Bloomington.
Winnifred Fallers Sullivan is professor of religious studies at Indiana University Bloomington.
Erik Thorstensen is research director at OsloMet.
“A true work of collective criticism,
The Abyss or Life Is Simple is a collection of personal, thorough, and innovative essays that illuminates aspects of Knausgaard that previously have been neglected by scholars. It is a treat for anyone interested in Knausgaard's writing and an exhibit of the benefits of collaboration and collectivism in the humanities.” -- Claus Elholm Andersen, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Table of ContentsIntroduction
A Knausgaard Reading and Writing Collective
1 Keeping It All at Bay
Courtney Bender
2 Love Tears
Erik Thorstensen
3 Aesthetics of an Abused Child
Liane Carlson
4 The Knausgaard Swarm
Joshua Dubler
5 Angels
Winnifred Fallers Sullivan
6 Incidentals (When the Slugs Come) (In the Cut)
Jeremy Biles
7 Shaping Our Ends
M. Cooper Harriss
Outro
Hannah C. Garvey
Acknowledgments
Index
