Abel Brodersen er sønn av en gjerrig fyrvokter og en drikkfeldig mor, og allerede som barn gjør han seg til kirketyv for å vekke Olgas interesse. Han reiser til sjøs, og etter hvert går han i land i Kentucky. Der etablerer han en påstått sorgløs, primitiv tilværelse. Så begår han en forfe[...]

Hunger is the compelling journey into the mind of a young writer who is driven by starvation to constantly fluctuating extremes of euphoria and despair. It is a study of the psychological hinterlands - the very edges of experience - where few writers have courage to tread.[...]

When it first appeared in 1898, this fourth novel by celebrated Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun captured instant acclaim for its poetic, psychologically intense portrayal of love's predicament in a class-bound society. Set in a coastal village of late nineteenth-century Norway, Victoria follows two doo[...]

The twenty stories in this wide-ranging collection have never previously been translated into English.[...]

Described as one of the half dozen truly great novels of the twentieth century.

Reissued with a new cover.

One of Hamsun's greatest novels.

Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920, was a man both brilliant and controversial. Lauded for his literary achievements by Hemingway, Gide, Hesse, and others, he also provoked outrage for his open collaboration with the Fascists during the German [...]

A true classic of modern literature that has been described as "one of the most disturbing novels in existence" ("Time Out"), Hunger is the story of a Norwegian artist who wanders the streets, struggling on the edge of starvation. As hunger overtakes him, he slides inexorably into paranoia and despa[...]