Mette Leonard

Should a character in a novel review the book in which they appear?

A Danish critic makes the case for a new genre of literary criticism: autocriticism

Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgård, author of one of the most prominent examples of autofiction My Struggle. Photo: Ulf Andersen / Getty Images
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