Knut Hamsun (1859-1952)
Biographical note
Knut Hamsun was a leading Norwegian author, born in Lom under the name of Knut Pedersen.
He first received acclaim for his 1890 novel Sult, translated as Hunger. The work, which is semi-autobiographical, described a young writer's descent into near madness as a result of hunger and poverty. In many ways, the novel presages the writings of Franz Kafka and other twentieth-century novelists, who explored the madness of the contemporary human condition.
Other important works by Hamsun include Pan (1894) and The Growth of the Soil (1917), for which he received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1920.
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- from Books & Writers
- Knut Hamsun: From Hunger to Harvest, by Edwin Björkman [ read | download ]
Works
- Hunger (Sult) (1890) [ read | download ]
- Shallow Soil (Ny jord) (1893) [ read | download ]
- Pan (1894) [ read | download ]
- Under the Autumn Star (Under høststæjrnen) (1907) [ read | download ]
- A Wanderer plays on muted strings (En vandrer spiller med sordin) (1909) [ read | download ]
- Look Back on Happiness (Den Siste Glæde) (1912) [ read | download ]
- The Growth of the Soil (Markens grøde) (1917) [ read | download ]
- The Road Leads On (Men livet lever) (1933) [ read | download ]
