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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 self-discovery and its ultimate artistic expression. The book probes the psychodynamics of alienation and obsession, painting an unforgettable portrait of a man driven by forces beyond his control to the edge of self-destruction. Hamsun influenced many of the major 20th-century writers who followed him, including Kafka, Joyce and Henry Miller.
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- Title
- Hunger
- Language
- German
- Authors
- Knut Hamsun
- Publisher
- Suhrkamp
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 215
- ISBN10
- 351801143X
- ISBN13
- 9783518011430
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Philosophical Topics, Classics, School, Gifts for grandpa, 19th century, Adapted for Film, Scandinavian Literature, Hope, Writers, Nobel prize, Poverty, Journalists, Norway, Perpetrator, Norwegian literature, Starvation, Madness, Oslo
- First published
- 1890
- Original title
- Sult
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- 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 self-discovery and its ultimate artistic expression. The book probes the psychodynamics of alienation and obsession, painting an unforgettable portrait of a man driven by forces beyond his control to the edge of self-destruction. Hamsun influenced many of the major 20th-century writers who followed him, including Kafka, Joyce and Henry Miller.