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.[...]
First published in Norway in 1890, "probes into the depths of consciousness with frightening and gripping power. Like the works of Dostoyevsky, it marks an extraordinary break with Western literary and humanistic traditions. "[...]
Mysteries (1892) is the story of Johan Nilsen Nagel, a mysterious stranger who suddenly turns up in a small Norwegian town one summer-and just as suddenly disappears. Nagel is a complete outsider, a sort of modern Christ treated in a spirit of near parody. He condemns the politics and thought of the[...]
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 epic novel of man and nature that won its author the Nobel Prize in Literature-the first new English translation since the novel's original publication ninety years ago
When it was first published in 1917, "Growth of the Soil" was immediately recognized as a masterpiece. Ninety years later [...]
The twenty stories in this wide-ranging collection have never previously been translated into English.[...]
Growth of the Soil is a classic of European literature, one of the seminal novels of the twentieth century. It is the story of Isak, a worker of the land, with its roots in man's deepest myths about the struggle to cultivate the land and make it fertile. The novel moves at the pace of the passing se[...]
Described as one of the half dozen truly great novels of the twentieth century.
This beautiful and moving story of young love is a classic of European literature.
Reissued with a new cover.
Reprinted with a new cover design incorporating a painting by Edvard Munch.
One of Hamsun's greatest novels.
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920, Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) was a towering figure of Norwegian letters. He was also a Nazi sympathizer and supporter of the German occupation of Norway during the Second World War. In 1943, Hamsun sent his Nobel medal to Third-Reich propaganda minister Jos[...]
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[...]
The story of an elemental existence in rural Norway.