He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hunger, by Knut Hamsun The Project Gutenberg EBook of Hunger, by Knut Hamsun This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. He insisted on the intricacies of the human mind as the main object of modern literature to describe the 'whisper of the blood, and the pleading of the bone marrow. He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1920. He was one of the pioneers in psychological literature and has been said to inspire authors such as Kafka and Thomas Mann. Novels of Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun, pen name of Knut Pedersen, include Hunger (1890) and The Growth of the Soil (1917). Hamsun has been called the Nordic Dostoevsky. If you are fascinated by existential literature focusing on the human mind, Hunger is a must-read. Knut Hamsun, Oliver Stallybrass (Translator), Gunnvor Stallybrass (Translator) 3. There is even some light humour, which makes it all more bearable. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. The protagonist doesn’t indulge in self-pity though, he keeps on going. I found the prose exceedingly powerful, with every word burning with anger, exasperation, despair, frustration. Hunger is written in the stream-of-consciousness style, whilst quite common today, was rather unusual back in 1890. What if I myself became dissolved into the dark, turned into it? The dark had captured my brain and gave me not an instant of peace. Actually, it would be remarkable, if it didn’t happen. I don’t know if Hamsun was pre-disposed for mental instability, but I can easily believe that living on the edge of survival may drive the dark forces within to the surface and cause strange thoughts and ideas to enter the mind.
At the same time, this dark, existential tale is utterly fascinating. Hunger (Norwegian: Sult) is a novel by the Norwegian author and Nobel Prize winner Knut Hamsun and was published in its final form in 1890.
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