The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest—who trod it into being first of all? Man, a human being, the first that came here. There was no path before he came. Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer. Thus was made the road through the great Almenning—the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-...

Hunger is a novel by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun published in 1890. Extracts from the work had previously been published anonymously in the Danish magazine Ny Jord in 1888. The novel has been hailed as the literary opening of the 20th century and an outstanding example of modern, psychology-driven literature. Hungerportrays the irrationality of the human mind in an intriguing and sometimes humorous manner.Written after Hamsun's return from an ill-fated tour of America, Hunger i...

The Knut Hamsun Signature Classics is an essential eight-volume illustrated collection showcasing the literary genius of one of Norway’s most celebrated and controversial authors. This box set gathers Hamsun’s most influential novels, including Hunger, Growth of the Soil, Pan, Shallow Soil, Victoria, and additional works that span his remarkable career. Beginning with Hunger (1890), Hamsun redefined psychological fiction through the haunting inner monologue of a starving writer in Kristian...

Under the Autumn Star The line of Hamsun's artistic evolution is easily traceable through certain stages which, however, are not separated by sharp breaks. It is impossible to say that one stage ended and the next one began in a certain year. Instead they overlap like tiles on a roof. Their respective characters are strikingly symbolized by the titles of the dramatic trilogy which Hamsun produced between 1895 and 1898—"At the Gate of the Kingdom," "The Game of Life," and "Sunset Glow." "Hu...

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 brilliantly probes the psychodynamics of alienation, obsession, and self-destruction, painting an unforgettable portrait of a man driven by forces beyond his control...

Published in 1890, “Hunger” (“Sult” in Norwegian) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Knut Hamsun based on his many unhappy experiences in Norway’s capital city of Christiania. "Hunger" was one of the first modern psychological novels in world literature.Told in the first person, it is the story of a young writer of exceptional sensibility, who, stripped of all of his property and without any reliable means of support, is about to perish from extreme hunger. The book conta...

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. This collection offers lower price, the convenience of a one-time download, and it reduces the clutter in your digital library. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.This Collection Includes:Hunger (1890)Growth of the Soil (1917)Look Back on HappinessPan (1894)Shallow Soil (1893)WanderersAp...

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited Knut Hamsun collection, formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Hunger Shallow Soil Pan Mothwise Look Back on Happiness Growth of the Soil Under the Autumn Star A Wanderer Plays On Muted Strings The Road Leads On

Growth of the Soil (Norwegian Markens Grøde), is a novel by Knut Hamsun which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. It follows the story of a man who settles and lives in rural Norway. First published in 1917, it has since been translated from Norwegian into languages such as English. The novel was written in the popular style of Norwegian new realism, a movement dominating the early 20th century. The novel exemplified Hamsun's aversion to modernity and inclination towards primiti...

Victoria is among Knut Hamsun’s best-loved works—an incisive study of the coercive power of economic and social forces that is also renowned for its innovative and psychologically probing narrative techniques. Hamsun stages in riveting detail the ill-fated relationship between the novel’s hero, Johannes, and the eponymous Victoria. When Victoria is driven to make a financially advantageous marriage to the son of a wealthy dignitary, the ground is laid for a subtly devastating conc...

The story is set in rural Norway and follows the life of Isak, a simple and hardworking man, and his struggles to establish a farm and a family in the untamed wilderness. The narrative spans several decades and portrays the challenges, joys, and hardships faced by Isak and his family as they cultivate the land and adapt to their environment.Hamsun's novel is celebrated for its vivid descriptions of nature, its exploration of the human connection to the land, and its themes of self-reliance...

Authors are authors and we are drawn to their works because of their style, their narrative, and their characters and how each part is assembled into the arc of the whole.But are we? Do social conventions, or fashion or other influences decide what we read or what we listen to?Its famously said that everyone has a story, everyone should be heard.So, when we discover a particular author has a dark past, a difficult character, what do we do?Europe was in the l...