Virtually without formal education, in his youth he led a wandering life, and on his second visit to the united states 188688 worked as a streetcar conductor, lecturer, peddler, clerk, and harvest hand. Hamsuns work spans more than 70 years and shows variation. Analysis and discussion of characters in knut pedersens hunger. Join facebook to connect with knut hamsun and others you may know. Jun 01, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. On two fascist readings of knut hamsun dean krouk it was an oldnew, revolutionarily atavistic world, in which values linked to the idea of the individual such as. The wanderer, which consists of two closely related novels, under the autumn star and on muted strings, has been acclaimed as one of knut hamsun s finest works. Knut hamsun 18591952 was a norwegian author and winner of the nobel prize in literature whose bestknown worsk include hunger, pan, and growth of. Sult is a novel by the norwegian author knut hamsun published in 1890. Knut hamsun 4 august 1859 19 february 1952 was a norwegian writer who is considered the leader of the neoromantic revolt at the turn of the 20th century and one of the most influential and innovative literary stylists of the past hundred years ca. Mass market paperback in french francais 1 edition. Knut hamsun hamsun, knut, 18591952 a wikipedia article about this author is available hamsun, knut, 18591952.
Books by hamsun, knut sorted by popularity gutenberg. Knut hamsun hamsun, knut, 18591952 the online books page. It attracted immediate widespread attention to the author. She was a member of vidkun quisling s nazi party nasjonal samling, and she frequently toured german cities reciting the works of knut hamsun during the early years of the war. These stories reflect the vast range of human emotions and predicaments, which knut hamsun so. Knut hamsun the novelist can be viewed as an outsider who writes about outsiders. The narrator the narrator, a young man down on his luck who writes articles and plays.
Knut hamsun synonyms, knut hamsun pronunciation, knut hamsun translation, english dictionary definition of knut hamsun. Knut hamsun 4 august 1859 19 february 1952 was a norwegian writer who is considered the leader of the neoromantic revolt at the turn of the 20th century and one of the most influential and. The novel created a sensation upon its original release, both in hamsuns native norway and in denmark. Mysteries last year, in the middle of the summer, a small norwegian town. The narrator, knut pedersen hamsun s real name, is an unsimple character in search of the simple life, which he hopes to attain by wandering round the norwegian countryside doing such work as he can find.
Knut hamsun, nascut knud pedersen, in vaga, gudbrandsal, norvegia, a fost al patrulea fiu al lui peder pedersen. Knut hamsun 18591952 was a norwegian author and winner of the nobel prize in literature whose bestknown worsk include hunger, pan, and growth of the soil. Knut hamsun was a major norwegian writer, who was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1920. Knut hamsun simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The wanderer, which consists of two closely related novels, under the autumn star and on muted strings, has been acclaimed as one of knut hamsuns finest works. His 20 novels, short stories, plays, essays, a travelogue and a collection of poems have been written in a. Born to a poor peasant family in central norway, he worked as a. Marie hamsun born marie andersen 19 november 1881 4 august 1969 was a norwegian actress and writer biography. On two fascist readings of knut hamsun dean krouk it was an oldnew, revolutionarily atavistic world, in which values linked to the idea of the individual such as, let us say, truth, freedom, justice, reason were sapped of every strength and cast aside not in some reactionary. After two disastrous trips to america and four periods of starvation to the brink of. Norwegian novelist knut hamsun was born to a poor family and sent to live with an uncle, a commercial fisherman.
It attracted immediate widespread attention to the author, both on account of its unusual theme and striking form. Marie andersen was born in elverum, hedmark, norway. Pdf this paper examines knut hamsuns travel writing, from his many. These stories reflect the vast range of human emotions and predicaments, which knut hamsun so deftly and humorously styles. Isaac bashevis singer famously called norwegian writer knut hamsun the father of modern literature. Marie hamsun shared her husbands political views, and her support for the third reich and the german occupation forces during world war ii exceeded that of her husband. He published more than 20 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, and some essays. Growth of the soil, he declared, was the great presentday epic of the nordic will in its. Hamsuns work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to the subject, perspective and environment. Knut hamsun 18591952 was a norwegian author and winner of the nobel prize in literature, in 1920. Markens grode, forste del by knut hamsun free ebook. Knut hamsun, the nobel prizewinning norwegian author who fell from grace for supporting the nazi occupation of norway, is to be put on a commemorative coin by his homelands central bank. Born to a poor peasant family in central norway, he worked as a schoolmaster, sheriffs assistant, laborer, store clerk, farmhand, and streetcar conductor in both scandinavia and america before establishing himself as a successful playwright and novelist. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from knut at the discogs marketplace.
Rosenberg paid tribute to hamsun in his the myth of the twentieth century, published in 1930, declaring that through a mysterious natural insight knut hamsun was able to describe the laws of the universe and of the nordic soul like no other living artist. Three years later, the family moved to hamaroy, north of the arctic circle, to work at hamsund, a farm that. Id take this further and say that hes the father of. Knut hamsunbaptized knud pedersenwas born in 1859 in rural central norway. Originating in a family that by any standard must be considered poor, hamsun was keenly aware of the difference. May 1, 1987 the first fulllength biography of the author of hunger and pan to appear in english, this labor of love from a. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. His 20 novels, short stories, plays, essays, a travelogue and a collection of poems have been written in a time span of over 70 years displaying a wide variety of subjects and perspectives.
Knut hamsun nasceu em 1859 em gudbrandsdalen, na regiao central da noruega. Pubblicato nel 1890, e il libro con il quale lautore norvegese riesce ad ottenere fama. Knut hamsun norwegian writer of novels hamsun, knut pedersen. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Download knut hamsuns hunger for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Knut hamsun since the death of ibsen and strindberg, hamsun is undoubtedly the foremost creative writer of the scandinavian countries. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Knut hamsun 18581952 was a norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright hailed by many as one of the founders of modern literature.
Knut hamsun august 4, 1859 february 19, 1952 was a norwegian writer who was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1920. Knut hamsun was a norwegian author, who was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1920. In its original form, hunger was merely a sketch, and as such it appeared in 1888 in a danish literary periodical, new earth. Books by hamsun, knut sorted by popularity project.
Knut hamsun definition of knut hamsun by the free dictionary. This popular book, described as an important transitional work in hamsuns career. Il aura revolutionne lecriture romanesque des son premier livre, faim. August 4, 1859, mr 19 february 1952 norwegian writer knut hamsun pedersen real name was born in lome, in gudbransdalenskoy valley, an agricultural area in central norway.
Virtually without formal education, in his youth he led a wandering life, and on his. Teenage panzerkorps knut hamsun ep 2009, vinyl discogs. Knut hamsun article about knut hamsun by the free dictionary. Knut hamsun 1859 1952 was a nobel prize winning author, poet, dramatist and social critic. Worster original title markens grode 1917 chapter i the long, long road over the moors and up into the forestwho trod it into being first of all. Extracts from the work had previously been published. Rosenberg paid tribute to hamsun in his the myth of the twentieth century, published in 1930, declaring that through a mysterious natural insight knut hamsun was able to describe the laws of.
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