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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. He was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1920. His writing is characterized by deep investigation into the human mind and skepticism about the value of modern civilization, and his novel hunger is often cited as the literary beginning of the twentieth century and a seminal work in the development of. Sult is a novel by the norwegian author knut hamsun and was. 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. With 1890s hunger, hamsun unleashed the first in a series of novels that. Hunger portrays the irrationality of the human mind in an intriguing and sometimes humorous manner. It hails the irrationality of the human mind in an intriguing and sometimes humorous novel. Nov 17, 2003 knut hamsun s hunger is a synopsis of the psychological journey through the mind of a starving writer. Hamsuns narrator, a writer, is a careful cataloguer of his own psychological statesno victim but, like hamsun himself, a subversive, generational voice. Knut hamsuns first novel, hunger won the author the nobel prize in literature in 1920 and went on to influence the likes of albert camus, franz kafka, charles. Knut hamsun books list of books by author knut hamsun. Hamsun mainly focuses on the wild spirit of human being in a state of hunger the true beast reveals itself in hunger and in times of trial.
Hunger is a novel by the norwegian author knut hamsun published in 1890. Hunger knut hamsun audiobook and ebook all you can. This page contains details about the fiction book hunger by knut hamsun published in 1890. Extracts from the work had previously been published anonymously in the danish magazine ny jord in 1888. One of the most important and controversial writers of the 20th century. Knut hamsun s first novel, hunger, won the author the nobel prize in literature in 1920 and went on to influence the likes of albert camus, franz kafka, charles bukowski, and henry miller. Knut hamsuns writing is as magnificent as his politics are repugnant.
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Hunger is loosely based on the authors own impoverished life before his breakthrough in 1890. Mar 31, 2011 knut hamsun s hunger, first published in 1890 and hailed as the literary beginning of the twentieth century, is a masterpiece of psychologically driven fiction. Knut hamsun s hunger, first published in 1890 and hailed as the literary beginning of the twentieth century, is a masterpiece of psychologically driven fiction. 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. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player.
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