A Time for Everything

A vast, intriguing novel... The power it carries is perplexing... Brave and at times bizarrely beautiful -- Niall Griffiths * Telegraph *
This theological fantasy is a heavenly delight. We see life among those early people from Genesis: tilling the soil, building houses and preparing sacrifices to God, always aware of the glow of the Cherubim guarding Eden, over the mountains. But wait: they have stoves, and button-fly trousers, and guns. Not just strange, this is a quite extraordinary novel, and completely original * Independent *
This strange and serious novel of ideas is an admirably imaginative contemporary reinterpretation of characters whose odd, splendid appearances in Christian mythology are made all the more mysterious for being matter-of-fact and never fully explained -- Tina Jackson * Metro *
Knausgaard's distinctive qualities as a writer are already abundantly evident in this novel. At just under five hundred pages, it is a strange, uneven, and marvelous book. Knausgaard's most evident strength as a writer is his gift for minute description, especially of nature, but also of the human psyche * New York Review of Books *
Masterful, breathtaking -- Christos Tsolkias * The Age *
Gripping. Knausgaard is at his best with finely observed natural description; he is also skilful with atmosphere ... It may well become a cult novel -- Salley Vickers * Guardian *
A fascinating new angelology that... allows him to retell the Bible story, from the Land of Nod to the death of Christ, in a striking new way -- Brian Morton * Sunday Herald *
A work of impressive ambition... Knausgaard is a gripping storyteller. His eye for detail is precise and judicious, and his orchestration of interconnected themes adept -- Tess Lewis * Hudson Review *
A dazzling storytelling cornucopia * Catholic Herald *
Knausgaard writes world-class literature... You simply have to read this * Norwegian Broadcasting Company *
Complex, haunting and bizarrely beautiful * Daily Telegraph *