<p><b><i>Summer</i></b><b> is the fourth volume of the Seasons quartet, a collection of short prose and diaries written by a father for his youngest daughter, with stunning artwork by Anselm Kiefer.</b><br><br><b>''Knausgaard unearths the mysteries of the commonplace'' <i>Observer</i></b><br><br> In <i>Summer</i>, Karl Ove Knausgaard writes about long days full of sunlight, eating ice cream with his children, lawn sprinklers and ladybirds. He experiments with the beginnings of a novel and keeps a diary in which the small events of his family''s life are recorded. Against a canvas of memories, longings, and experiences of art and literature, he searches for the meaning of moments as they pass us by.<br><br><b>''Wondrous... There are blissful glimpses of nature''s mystery and balance'' <i>Financial Times</i></b></p>