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1968– · Norwegian author

Also known as: Knausgaard, Karl Ove, Карл Уве Кнаусгор, كارل أوفه كناوسغارد, 칼 오베 크네우스고르, カール・オーヴェ・クナウスゴール, 卡尔·奥韦·克瑙斯高

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