Hunger
of Knut Hamsun, George Egerton (Translator), Viki KÀrkkÀinen (Translator)
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 brilliantly probes the psychodynamics of alienation, obsession, and self-destruction, painting an unforgettable portrait of a man driven by forces beyond his control to the edge of the abyss. Hamsun influenced many of the major 20th-century writers who followed him, including Kafka, Joyce and Henry Miller. Required reading in world literature courses, the highly influential, landmark novel will also find a wide audience among lovers of books that probe the "unexplored crannies in the human soul" (George Egerton).
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 134 pages
- Publisher Dover Publications
- Publication Date November 17th 2003
- First Publication 10/28/90
- Language English
- ISBN 9780486431680
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Kristiania (Oslo) (Norway)']
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