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Knut hamsun 18591952 was a norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright. The novel has been hailed as the literary opening of the 20th century. Hunger is loosely based on the authors own impoverished life before his breakthrough in 1890. Hunger was his first novel and was published to great acclaim in 1890. Hamsun s work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to the subject, perspective and environment. Knut hamsun was a major norwegian author who received the noble prize for literature for his novel growth of the soil in 1920. He published more than 20 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, and some. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 348 pages and is available in paperback format. Read more about knut hamsuns book hunger or see all knut hamsun books. He published more than 20 novels, a collection of poetry, short stories, essays and plays and influenced many of the major 20thcentury writers who followed him, including kafka, joyce and. Contemptuous of novels of his time and what he saw as their stereotypical plots and empty characters, knut hamsun embarked on an attempt to describe the strange, peculiar. A disturbing and darkly humorous masterpiece of existential fiction, hunger anticipated and influenced some of the twentieth centurys most acclaimed writers including camus, kafka and fante. The first edition of the novel was published in 1890, and was written by knut hamsun. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2.
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Knut hamsun august 4, 1859 february 19, 1952 was a norwegian writer who was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1920. Hunger isbn 9781291459869 pdf epub knut hamsun ebook. Jun 01, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. After reading hunger, one can easily understand why hamsun. Download book hunger by knut hamsun txt ebook ipad. The novel details the descent into nearstarvation of a young intellectual and the downward spiral of misadventures he encounters in the course of trying to find food. He insisted that the intricacies of the human mind ought to be the main object of modern literature, to describe the whisper of the blood, and the pleading of the bone marrow. Hamsuns work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to the subject, perspective and environment. He went on to write thirty novels and was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1920. Knut hamsun author sverre lyngstad translator 1998. Adapted from knut hamsun s firstperson novel, fay lomass production is an empathetic and frightening look at a writer whose senses begin to turn on him as he falls into poverty.
Mit hunger gelang knut hamsun 1890 sein literarischer durchbruch. Knut hamsun hamsun, knut, 18591952 a wikipedia article about this author is available hamsun, knut, 18591952. Like i suffered no pain, my hunger had taken the edge off. Nov 17, 2003 one of the most important and controversial writers of the 20th century, knut hamsun made literary history with the publication in 1890 of this powerful, autobiographical novel recounting the abject poverty, hunger and despair of a young writer struggling to achieve selfdiscovery and its ultimate artistic expression. Knut hamsun 18591952 was a norwegian writer, who was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1920. Hunger by knut hamsun free ebook project gutenberg.
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