Pagine1859–1952 · Lom, Norway · also known as Hamsun
Knut Hamsun grew up poor in northern Norway and drifted through odd jobs, including years in America, before Hunger (1890) — the feverish inner monologue of a starving writer in Kristiania (Oslo) — made him a pioneer of modernist fiction. Pan and Growth of the Soil (1917) followed, and he won the Nobel Prize in 1920. His later support for the Nazi occupation of Norway left his reputation permanently divided.
Begin with Hunger.
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Knut Hamsun grew up poor in northern Norway and drifted through odd jobs, including years in America, before Hunger (1890) — the feverish inner monologue of a starving writer in Kristiania (Oslo) — made him a pioneer of modernist fiction. Pan and Growth of the Soil (1917) followed, and he won the Nobel Prize in 1920.
Hunger is usually considered Knut Hamsun’s best-known work, followed by Pan, Growth of the Soil.
Most readers start with Hunger.
Both refer to the same writer.
Yes — 1 of Knut Hamsun’s books are free to read online in Pagine, the free e-reader and reading tracker.