 Published from 2009 to 2011 and totaling over 3,500 pages, the books were hugely successful and also caused much controversy.The controversy was caused partly because the Norwegian title of the book, "Min Kamp", is the same as the Norwegian title of Hitler's "Mein Kampf", and partly because some have suggested Knausgård goes too far in exposing the private lives of his friends and family—including his father, ex-wife, uncle, and grandmother.The books have nevertheless received almost universally favorable reviews, in particular, the first two volumes.