My Favorite Books
"50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He's 50"
Quite late in life, good friend Fred Owens (publisher of "Frog Hospital") discovered "My Struggle" (one of the books included on "50 Books Every Man Should Read Before He's 50.')
Fred was equally struck by how exceptionally good "My Struggle" was, and how difficult it was to explain why.
My Struggle (Series) – Karl Ove Kausgård
To the uninitiated, Karl Ove Kausgård’s six-book series can seem like a joke. Here’s a guy who’s led, for the most part, a pretty normal life. There were troubles, yes, but none that would make you take pause and feel incredibly sorry for him. And yet, he went ahead and wrote close to 4,000 pages on that fairly standard life. Then you read it. Drawing comparisons to Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, Kausgård’s books highlight the mundane, the relatable, and the business of being a human. It’s brilliant, and it will make you want a cigarette.
More about Fred:
Recently-Deceased Fred Owens - Decades-Long Editor Of "Frog Hospital" - Recounts His Two Years Living In Zimbabwe Where He Married Precious Mataka, A Zimbabwean Woman One Generation Removed From "The Bush"
Email Exchange With "Frog Hospital's" Fred Owens Concerning Trump's Fate: Exile Or Imprisonment?
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