The Wolves of Eternity

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Plot wise - lots of stuff here to evoke some series nostalgia for the Struggle heads. This thing moves like a slower, very successful Stephen King novel (as the Translator Max Lawton has noted Stephen King is kind of an apt comparison for KOK). Also the way that this ties into the Morning Star is handled maybe in the best way possible, so mazel tov for that.

Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Novel for Our Precarious Times – DNyuz

From internationally bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgaard, The Wolves of Eternity is the new book in a visionary series that begins with The Morning Star. Expansive, searching and deeply human, it questions the responsibilities we have toward one another and ourselves - and the limits of what we can understand about life itself. Life emerged when something was held firm, and whatever did that has never let go. That something was information, in the form of a very particular language in a code that had remained unchanged ever since. The warmth of the wolf's howl can be felt against the chill of the wind. Maybe it will feel better after getting some boar meat. Through palpable tension balanced with glimmers of hope, Hoover beautifully captures the heartbreak and joy of starting over.

Nominated to the 2004 Nordic Council’s Literature Prize & awarded the 2004 Norwegian Critics’ Prize. In present-day Russia, Alevtina is trying to balance work and family. She has always sought the answers to life's big questions, but is preoccupied with care of her young son. Her friend Vasilisa offers some nourishment: she is writing a book about an ancient feature of Russian culture, the belief in eternal life. Meantime, Alevtina is heading towards a meeting that will redraw the contours of her world. Knausgaard’s title is drawn from a poem by the Russian writer Marina Tsvetaeva: “However much you feed a wolf, it always looks to the forest. We are all wolves of the dense forest of Eternity.” His epigraph is from Revelations and includes the phrase “there shall be no more death.” An idea of the novel’s metaphysical scope is figured from the start.

The Wolves of Eternity by Karl Ove Knausgaard - Publishers Weekly The Wolves of Eternity by Karl Ove Knausgaard - Publishers Weekly

Men då skulle vi inte ha varit vi. Då skulle vi inte ha undrat över någonting, inte ställt en enda fråga. Plötsligt såg jag henne som hon var. Inte som ”mamma” utan som en kvinna mellan fyrtio och femtio. Ansiktet, rynkorna runt munnen och i pannan, mungiporna som hade börjat peka nedåt. Kroppen, ryggen som kutade lite, de långa och smala fingrarna som fortfarande höll om glaset.” (Proust-inspirerat citat.)No, don’t shoot it!’ I said, but it was too late, he squeezed the trigger and the next instant the bird collapsed to the ground. As if in slow motion, it fell over onto its side, its wings still folded against its body.