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Knut Hamsun: The Enigma.
Knut Hamsun is the pseudonym of Knut Pedersen (born August 4, 1859, Lom, Norway, died February 19, 1952, near Grimstad). Knut Hamsun was a great Norwegian novelist, dramatist, poet, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 for his book Growth of the Soil.
Knut Hamsun was viewed by many as a leader of the Neo-romantic revolt in literature at the turn of the century, partly because of Hunger, and some claim that Hamsun rescued the novel from a tendency toward excessive naturalism.
Biography: Hamsun.
Knut Hamsun, who was of peasant origin, grew up in poverty, and spent most of his childhood in the remote Lofoten Islands in the Northern parts of Norway, and had almost no formal education. Hamsun started to write at age 19, when he was a shoemaker's apprentice in Bodø, also in Northern Norway.
During the next 10 years, Knut Hamsun worked more or less as a casual laborer. Twice Hamsun visited the United States, where he held mostly menial jobs in Chicago, North Dakota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In 1898, Knut Hamsun married Bergljot Goepfert, but this marriage ended in 1906. Hamsun then married the promising young actress Marie Andersen (b. 1881) in 1909. Marie Hamsun became his lifelong companion. (She later wrote about their life together in her two biographical books about their life.) Marie Hamsun ended her career and traveled with Hamsun to Hamarøy, where Knut Hamsun was born. They bought a farm, the idea being "to earn their living as farmers, with his writing providing some additional income".
 However, after only a few years, Marie and Knut Hamsun decided to move south, to Larvik. In 1918, the couple bought Nørholm, an old and somewhat dilapidated manor house between Lillesand and Grimstad. The main residence was restored and redecorated. Here Hamsun could occupy himself with his writing undisturbed, even though he often traveled to write in other cities and places (preferably in spartan housing).
Knut Hamsun collaborated with the Nazis during WW-II, and was fined NKR 325.000 for it. This collaboration also seriously damaged Hamsun's reputation. However,after his death critical interest in Hamsun's works was renewed and new translations made them again accessible to an international readership.
Knut Hamsun died in his home at Nørholm, aged 92.
Some quotes that illustrates Knut Hamsun's importance as a writer: Singer admitted to being “hypnotized” by Hamsun; Hesse called Hamsun his favorite writer; Hemingway recommended his novels to Scott Fitzgerald; Gide compared Hamsun to Dostoyevsky, but believed that Hamsun was “perhaps even more subtle.”
Here is a link to a New Yorker article about Knut Hamsun (good). Also, an article from London Review Bookshop about Hamsun. And, here is a link to the Knut Hamsun web site. Finally, an article on Knut Hamsun's political views.
Link to the official Nobel Laureates' Knut Hamsun-page.
Bibliography: Knut Hamsun.
Hamsun's first serious publication was the novel Sult (1890; Hunger), the story of a starving young writer in Norway. Hunger marked a clear departure from the social realism of the typical Norwegian novel of the period. Its refreshing viewpoint and impulsive, lyrical style had an electrifying effect on European writers. Knut Hamsun followed his first success with a series of lectures that revealed his obsession with August Strindberg and attacked such idols as Henrik Ibsen and Leo Tolstoy. Knut Hamsun was a productive writer, and produced a flow of works that continued until his death.
We have sorted Hamsuns works (and works about Knut Hamsun) into four broad classes: 1. Major books, 2. Less important books, 3. Plays and other, and 4.Other: About Knut Hamsun.
Go to: Top Minor works Plays & other Other: About Knut Hamsun
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1. Knut Hamsun: Major books
Hunger (Sult)(1890).
Hunger was Hamsun's literary breakthrough. A strange, amazing book by a young, extremely talented writer. It tells the story of a starving young writer in  Norway. It starts with this sentence: "All of this happened while I was walking around starving in Christiania - that strange city no one escapes.." As a literary work, Hunger marked a clear departure from the strong social realism that was so predominant in Norwegian literature at the time.
To many, the novel presaged the writings of Franz Kafka and other twentieth-century novelists with its internal monologue and bizarre logic. The young artist who is the main character, experiences aching pangs of hunger. Day by day we meet the torments of this man. We follow him to the pawnbroker, where he pledges his last belongings - his glasses, his overcoat - whatever he can get rid of to appease his hunger.
Hunger is impulsive, electric, esoteric, and confusing, but also written with the sharp and distinctive style that characterizes Knut Hamsun. There are pages of heartbreaking sadness. It is a book with great depths. Hunger launched Hamsun onto the literary scene in Europe. This is a must! Simply.
Sult kan bestilles direkte fra Bokkilden!
Mysteries (Mysterier) (1892)
Mysteries is a psychological novel, concerned with the dreams and  doubts of youth. It is remarkable for its lyric qualities and psychological insights.
Johan Nilsen Nagel is unpredictable. He arrives in a small Norwegian coastal town with money and connection, and annoys the establishment with his strange and unconventional ideas and acts. Mysteries is a strange and funny book, very well written, that to some extent may be said to be concerned with the meaning of life.
Bestill Knut Hamsuns Mysterier på norsk fra Bokkilden!
Shallow Soil (Ny Jord)(1893)
Shallow Soil centers on a bohemian circle of friends and artists in their 30's in Oslo. It takes place around the year 1900. The book differs from  other Hamsun books, in that it focuses on urban rather than rural life.
Two famous quotes:
"He does not write for the masses, no," answered the Attorney. "He writes for the chosen few. But his friends know that he has many beautiful things unpublished. Good God, what a master! It is impossible to place one's finger on a single thing he has done and say that it is below par. He is sitting in the corner now. Do you wish to meet him? I can arrange it for you. I know him well; no preliminaries are necessary.".
"that they had grown insignificant. Their ambitions did not soar; their hearts did not suffer greatly; they beat quite regularly, but they did not swell more for one thing than for another, more for one person than for another. What had our young women done with their proud eyes? Nowadays they looked on mediocrity as willingly as on superiority."
Shallow Soil is good and interesting, but not among Knut Hamsun's best books.
Pan (1894)
Pan is about Lieutenant Thomas Glahn, living in a hunting cabin up in the Northern part of Norway, along with his dog, Aesop. He lives not far   from the village Sirius, and interacts with people there. Then something happens which turns his life upside down.
Pan is a wonderful Hamsun book. Otto Weineger claimed it was the most beautiful book ever written. In the book, Hamsun is much concerned with the beauty of nature and our relationship to it. He also uses language to underscore what is happening. For instance, when Glahn is alone, his sentences are long, drawn out, but when he talks to women, his sentences are short, distinct, intense. The story is a beautiful as it is heartbreaking.
Pan is one of the most interesting books written by Hamsun, a true masterpiece. At the centre is the eternal battle of the sexes. The book is full of pure peotry and "lyric outbursts". Pan is also one of the most widely known works by Knut Hamsun.
Bestill Hamsuns Pan fra Bokkilden!
Victoria (1898).
(Norwegian title: Victoria. En kjærlighedshistorie.) Victoria is a love story, a delicate and graceful idyll. It is one of author Knut Hamsun's most popular stories. The book tells the story of the   Johannes, a millers son, and his love for Victoria, the daughter of a large landowner and owner of the local castle. This is, of course, an impossible relationship. And, of course, Victoria is married away by her family, which also has some economic problems to deal with, to the rich Otto.
Johannes goes on to become an author, and he continues to worship Victoria in his writings.
Knut Hamsun's Victoria is a nice, pleasant, interesting read, a story of unconsummated love and mutual attraction, and, as always, eloquently and beautifully written.
Bestill den vakre kjærlighetsskildringen Victoria på norsk fra Bokkilden!
Munken Vendt. Brigantines saga I (1902).
Vendt is a mysterious monk. Another of Hamsun's very masculine wanderers, perhaps the most mysterious character of all in Hamsun's writing. To some extent Vendt probably is representative of Hamsun's fascination and identification with the outsiders. In this book, Hamsun also uses the monk to voice dissent with the church and its power over people.
This book is out of print, and has never been published in English. It can occasionally be found for sale at Amazon and eBay (sometimes at rather steep prices).
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Dreamers (1904).
(Norw. title: Sværmere.) Dreamers is a short and somewhat light   novel by Hamsun. Set in an isolated Norwegian fishing village, the novel is a romantic comedy, centering on Ove Rolandsen, an aspiring inventor.
Rolandsen is a schemer, a liar and a not particularly effective womanizer. Rolandsen is engaged to the local parson's housekeeper, yet he has eyes for both the local sexton's daughter and for the daughter of Trader Mack, the town's most prosperous businessman. Rolandsen has invented a new process for manufacturing fish-glue, the commodity which is the main source of Trader Mack's wealth; yet Rolandsen, who works as a telegraph operator, lacks sufficient funds to get his invention out into the world.
In Dreamers, Hamsun handles his plot with a light and assured touch, and the novel is charming. However, Dreamers is definitely not one of Hamsun's best, and also the book suffers from bad translation to English.
Bestill Sværmere på norsk fra Bokkilden!
Under the Autumn Star (1906).
(Norw. title: Under Høststjærnen. En Vandrers Fortælling.)   "Yesterday the sea was smooth as a mirror; it is smooth as a mirror today." That way the novel opens and it continues elegant and skillfully crafted by the master Knut Hamsun. It is the story about the wanderer Knut Pedersen (actually Hamsun's real name), wandering around the Norwegian countryside doing such work as he can find, while having his eyes wide open to study nature and his fellow human beings."
Reviewed by
Frank-Tommy Olsen at the amazon.com web site.
Benoni (1908), Rosa (1908).
This is a double novel, the first is Benoni, and Rosa the second and continuation. Benoni Hartvigsen, a local mail man, becomes rich over  night. The local big-shot, Ferdinand Mack, makes him a partner in his business, and helps him court the daughter of the local priest, Rosa.
Benoni and Rosa are two of the "lighter" stories written by Knut Hamsun. They are concerned with the changes in the character of Benoni, as well as in the people knowing him, that result from this radical change in circumstances. To a large extent it resembles a book by another Norwegian author, Johan Falkberget,  entitled "Bør Børson". In both cases sweet, innocent men who suddenly became rich, changed into megalomaniacs. The twists and turns in the odd relationship between Benoni and Rosa and the "rags to riches" motif provide the dynamics of the story.
Benoni and Rosa tell an entertaining story, with lots of humor and irony. The language is outstanding; clear and concise, and a treat in itself. Definitely among Hamsun's best!
The books have been filmed as a TV-mini-series.
Bestill Benoni og Rosa fra Bokkilden!
A Wanderer Plays on Muted Strings (1909).
(Norw. title: En Vandrer spiller med Sordin.) This book is related to and sometimes paired with Hamsun's "Under the Autumn Stars." This   beautiful book picks up with the same characters as the other book, but is set in time six years later. The central character of the former novel, Knut Pedersen (Hamsun's real name), is more an observer in this work. His former friend Grindhusen has grown from stubborn independence to a shifty man; and his companion Lars Falkenberg has dwindled into a small land-holder with a perpetually pregnant wife from whom he is deeply estranged. These two comedians play out a tragicomedy that is painful through the very irony and humaneness with which Hamsun paints his figures.
(Also translated combined with Under Høststjærnen and published as Wanderers.)
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The Last Joy (1912).
(Norw. titlte: Den sidste Glæde.) The last novel in his "Wanderer"-trilogy, an   intense book that revolves around Hamsun's most common themes: alienation, the lure of simple rural living and the restrictive nature of Norwegian domestic life. However, the book is only loosely related to the two previous books.
At the outset, an unnamed middle-aged writer has shrugged off the city to live in a mountainside hut with a mouse as his only companion. When a brutish man, named Solem, wanders by, the two travel together to a mountain lodge, where Solem finds work as a laborer and guide. There, the writer begins an acquaintance with Ingeborg Torsen, a pretty schoolteacher heading toward an uncertain, possibly unmarried, future.
The Last Joy is, of course, a good book, but nevertheless not quite up to the same standards as the two previous books in the series.
(Norw. title: Børn av Tiden.) Children of the Age marks a shift of focus in the writings of Hamsun. He turns from a more or less psychological perspective in his writings more towards a focus on society and larger social relationships. Children of the Age, and the follow-up, Segelfoss Town, are books where Hamsun's social philosophy becomes visible. Hamsun is not in favor of mechanization.
He is engaged, sharp, funny, and ironic in his social criticism. The change from traditional agricultural to modern industrial society receives a lot of attention, and Hamsun turns out - not so surprising - to be a bit of a defender of the old order. However, he sees the strengths as well as the weaknesses of both social orders fairly well. He is a wonderful observer.
In Children of the Age Knut Hamsun presents the city and castle of Segelfoss, the big land-owner Lieutenant Holmsen and the emerging capitalist Holmengrå. Holmsen's position in town is inherited. Holmengrå, by contrast has become rich in Mexico. We see how Holmengrå's entrepreneurial activities transform the city and accelerate the downfall of the old order and its powers.
Children of the Age is one of Hamsun's less known masterpieces in our opinion. It is much easier to read than Hunger or Pan. However, it is not in any way lacking in depth and perspective. Strongly recommended!
Bestill Børn av tiden på norsk fra Bokkilden!
(Norw. title: Segelfoss By.) Segelfoss Town is the continuation of Children of the Age, and Segelfoss is still where it all happens. Now Tobias Holmengrå, the entrepreneurial capitalist, is the big guy in  Segelfoss. The lieutenant is nothing but a distant memory now; money and the struggle of the classes rule the day. Changing times, business cycles, and events large and small create problems for the city and even its richest citizen.
Segelfoss Town is, in our humble opinion, an even more interesting book than Children of the Age, and full of black humor,
fascinating interactions among the wide gallery of characters in the book, and wonderful observations about the dynamics of the changing circumstances.
While easier to read than most of Hamsun's other books, Segelfoss Town still reveals the depth of Hamsun's ability to observe, and is written in a beautiful, extremely well crafted language. Great fun, and a great reading experience, as well as a lot of food for thought.
Bestill Segelfoss by fra Bokkilden!
Growth of the Soil (1917).
(Norw. title: Markens Grøde.) Growth of the Soil is generally viewed as one of the main reasons why Hamsun was awarded the Nobel Prize. This book won him world fame. It is a profound and powerful book.
“Growth of the Soil impresses me as among the very greatest novels I have ever read. It is wholly beautiful; it is saturated with wisdom and humor and tenderness.”
—H. G. Wells
“The whole modern school of fiction in the twentieth century stems from Hamsun.”
—Isaac Bashevis Singer --
Isak Sellanrå, a man of few words and lots of action, walks into the woods, and makes his simple life happen. The things that happen along the   way are magical and beautiful, and full of hope and love and real life. He builds a home, finds a wife, and raises a family.
Growth of the Soil focuses on two interesting and attractive literary characters, Isak and Inger. Isak is a simple, strong man with a knowledge of what's important, and how he wants the world to be. Inger is a kind woman with a harelip, whose baby dies mysteriously, suspiciously. Morally, the characters aren't perfect human beings, but they are perfect characters, and perfectly depicted.
Growth of the Soil is one of the greatest accounts of man's conquest of the soil ever! Poetic and lyrical in its language, wonderful in its descriptions.
"I can't think of any other book in world literature that comes anywhere near "Growth of the Soil" in portraying these simple, unsophisticated people breaking the land and struggle to live." (F.T. Olsen, at amazon.com)
Boken Markens Grøde kan bestilles direkte fra Bokkilden!
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(Norw. title: Konerne ved Vandposten.) In this novel we follow the activities  of Oliver Anderson, a cripple who was maimed when a barrel of whale oil crashed down on him. Questions regarding Oliver's home life and family preoccupy the minds of the women at the pump. Many things just don't add up or seem right.
Hamsun uses brilliant subtlety and ambiguity to keep the reader wondering what these buried secrets really are. The novel also juxtaposes the concern for the individual and the importance of a village (society) in regards to the consequences of actions. It is relatively negative in its tone, but full of humor.
The Last Chapter (1923).
(Norwegian title: Siste Kapitel). This book too is very critical in its tone. The book takes place in a sanatorium, and the main characters are "liberated women". In a way, for Hamsun, they have all been destroyed by civilization.
The sanatorium burns down, and only one of the inhabitants survive. The sole survivor is the most suicidal of all the inhabitants. And, since he now even lost his wife, he has more reasons than ever to end his life, but somehow is unable to do so.
Not among Hamsun's greatest. Following the publication of this book, Hamsun himself went into a period of deep crisis in his life. Is the what he discusses in the book? In advance?
(Norw. title: Landstrykere.) Wayfarers details the lives of August and  Edevart, two boys from rural Northern-Norway, and their adventures during their youth. Here we meet yet again Knut Hamsun as the master of delightful narrative. The vagabonds in the August-trilogy serve as symbols of our restless age.
It is the first part of the August-trilogy. The tale is very typical of Hamsun, with gradual "colonization" of barren lands, and exploitation of the potential we all have in ourselves. To some extent the book is shocking - with lots of promiscuity and infidelity.
August is something of a joker in the book, always bringing some new profitable idea to Edevart and others around them, just when it is needed the most, and then returning to poverty or the high seas after the seeds are sown.
Bestill Landstrykere av Knut Hamsun her!
(Norwegian title: August.) This is the second book of the August-trilogy.
We meet August 20 years later. He is still full of the same optimism. August constantly gets new ideas and is still full of semi-swindling-schemes. He is always positive while creating the tragedy of his life.
The book is highly amusing, and the fame of the book is well-earned. The action takes place in Polden, a fishing-village in Northern-Norway that much due to August, quickly evolves into a small city. The characters in the book are as always in Hamsun's books rich and colorful. It is, of course, one of the "lighter" Hamsun books, but still absolutely a master-piece.
August kan bestilles direkte fra Bokkilden.no!
(Norw. title: Men livet lever.) "They had met during their younger days, he and the widow of Theodore paa Bua. The original fusion of their passion  had taken place during a golden opportunity out in the berry field--she had given him a certain look upon leaving the house and he had gone a round-about way and met her. Violence - violence and violation, but so welcome, so unimpeachable. Ay, and their affair had continued without interruption throughout two whole summers and one winter. When they parted, they had had good cause to remember each other and when they met again they had neither of them changed; they were the same mad lovers they had been during their earliest youth." (review by De Norske Bokklubbene).
The Road Leads On finishes what Author Hamsun has to say about the modern world. His summing up is not complimentary but it is stated with tolerant, sometimes uproarious humor. His hero is "that" August, vagabond, Jack-of-all-trades, "a man who had sailed the seven seas and who was rags both inside and out ... a man of splendid virtues and brazen faults."
Old now, and temporarily a useful citizen because he has no money in his pocket. Hamsun's epitome of the modern spirit turns up at the little Norwegian coastal town of Segelfoss, and rapidly makes a place for himself as an indispensable handyman. With his helpful hand and his experienced advice, the young magnate of Segelfoss becomes more and more important and successful.
Another good Hamsun, although not among his best.
The Ring is Closed (1936).
(Norw. title: Ringen sluttet.) Hamsun is back to the themes of Pan and Mysteries. This story takes place in the 1930's. It is the tale of Abel, a simple boy, who is tempted and more or less seduced by Olga. She is a modern, independent woman, actually of a type that Hamsun warned against in more popular writings (newspaper articles and the like).
Abel tries to win her, but can't. He takes off for America, lives for a while with a woman in Kentucky, commits a horrible crime, and returns to Norway and Olga with a secret that haunts him.
A good book, and another study of the love and the human mind by Hamsun.
On Overgrown Paths (1949).
(Norwegian title: Paa gjengrodde Stier.) "Then, after the second world war, after the harassment, the trial and humiliation of the country's great literate hero, after the psychological hospital and the statement that Hamsun was old and senile and could not stand responsible for his thoughts and actions - then in 1949 this fantastic book was published for the first time. Written by a 90 year old Knut Hamsun, it is a document from the time, a diary of what happened to him and which were his thoughts. The book is marvelous. Hamsun still possessed the craft and the capability of telling an accurate and tensely atmospheric story to the full. It is just unbelievable that it is written by a 90 year old man, whom when he died in 1952, with this book left his final footprint, in history and in literature. A book anybody should read and find pleasure from. From his first acknowledged work "Hunger" (1890) to this, his last one, the man and his books were unique. Knut Hamsun left the literary world, as he came, in a storm." (review by Frank-Tommy Olsen at amazon.)
Bestill Knut Hamsuns På gjengrodde stier direkte fra Bokkilden!
Knut Hamsuns Collected Works in a new edition in Norwegian. A wonderful, very complete series. A delight for Norwegian Knut Hamsun-lovers.
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2. Knut Hamsun: Less important books
The Spiritual Life of Modern America (1889)
(Norwegian title: Fra det moderne Amerikas Aandsliv.) Parts of this book is published in Knut Hamsun Remembers America. This is a collection of   thirteen essays and stories based largely on Hamsun's experiences during the four years he spent in the United States when he was a young man. Most of these pieces have never been published before in an English translation, and none are readily available. Arranged chronologically, the pieces fall into three categories: Critical Reporting, Memory and Fantasy, and Mellow Reminiscence. Some parts may also be found in: The Cultural Life of Modern America . But be warned - this is more a ranting book bashing America than literature. Hamsun later in his life regretted having published this book.
Redaktør Lynge (1893)
This novel is political rather than psychological. The main character, a newspaper editor name Lynge, is clearly modeled on Olaf Thommesen, the then editor of Verdens Gang. The book represesents an attack on Thommesen and his paper, and the main character is a caricature of the famous editor.
Siesta (1897).
(Short stories.) This book is extremely hard to find now, the most likely way  to obtain a copy is by online auctions (try eBay). However, some of the short stories from the book have been published in "Tales of love and loss". This edited book contains 20 short stories from "Siesta", "Kratskog",and "Stridende liv". These are great stories, clearly showing Hamsun's great talent in describing human emotions and human interaction, as well as make his characters real.
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3. Plays and other works
At the Gate of the Kingdom (1895)
This is a play written by Hamsun. (Norwegian title:
Ved Rigets Port). In this and his other plays, it is more or less proved that Hamsun is not a dramatist. Situations are arranged beside on another, but not coordinated properly, and the characters lack dramatic essence.Hamsun's plays have sometimes been referred to as dialogued novels.
The Game of Life (1896)
This is a the second part of a play written by Hamsun. (Norwegian title: Livets Spil) .The first part is At the Gate of the Kingdom, the third part is Aftenrøde: Slutningspil.
Aftenrøde. Slutningspil 1898
This is a the this part of a play written by Hamsun. .The first part is At the Gate of the Kingdom, the second part is The Game of Life.
In Wonderland 1903
(Norwegian title: I Æventyrland. Oplevet og drømt i Kaukasien.) This is a travel book, where Hamsun writes about his experiences while travelling in Russia. The focus is on the Caucasus.
Dronning Tamara (Play in three acts)(1903)
Kratskog (Historier og Skitser) 1903)
is a collection of short stories by Hamsun, in various genres.
The Wild Choir (1904)
(Norwegian title: Det vilde Kor.) This is a book of poems.
Stridende Liv. Skildringer fra Vesten og Østen 1905
Another report from Hamsun's travels.
In the Grip of Life 1910
Livet i Vold (Play in four acts)
A pamplet describing Hamsun's views on language and the politics of language in Norway. Still relevent to the debate on written language forms in Norway!
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4. Other: About Knut Hamsun
Baumgartner, Walter: Knut Hamsun.
Thorkild Hansen: Prosessen mot Hamsun. Gyldendal (1996).
Brikt Jensen: Knut Hamsun, Oslo: Andresen & Butenschøn (2002).
Nag, Martin: Geniet Knut Hamsun - en norsk Dostojevskij. Essays, Solum forlag, 1998. Martin Nag diskuterer forholdet Hamsun hadde til forskjellige russiske forfattere, ikke minst Dostojevskij. En interessant bok.
 Øystein Rottem, Lars Frode Larsen (Red.): Biografien om Knut Hamsun: guddommelig galskap. Oslo: Gyldendal.
Thompson, Gale: Biography - Hamsun, Knut (1859-1952): An article from: Contemporary Authors Online .
Ernest Hemingway, Knut Hamsun, Hermann Hesse (Nobel Prize Library) (Hardcover - 1971)
The Effects of Knut Hamsun on a Fresno Boy: Recollections   and Short Essays by Gary Soto (Paperback - Jan 2001) In The Effects of Knut Hamsun on a Fresno Boy you will find writing that is sad, funny and sadly funny. It contains insights that are both personal and universal.
Josef. Wiehr: Knut Hamsun, his personality and his outlook upon life. (Hardcover - Jan 1922)
 Knut Hamsun, Novelist: A Critical Assessment by Sverre Lyngstad (Hardcover - April 11, 2005)
Die Wiederkehr der Zeichen: Eine psychoanalytische   Studie zu Knut Hamsuns "Hunger" (Texte und Untersuchungen zur Germanistik und Skandinavistik) by Thomas Fechner-Smarsly (Perfect Paperback - 1991)
The Roots of Modernist Narrative: Knut Hamsun's Novels Hunger, Mysteries and Pan, by Martin Humpal (Hardcover - Dec 1999)
 
Robert Ferguson: Enigma: The Life of Knut Hamsun (Paperback - April 1988)
Selected Letters: 1879-98 v. 1 (Series A: Scandinavian Literary History and Criticism) by Knut Hamsun (Paperback - 1 Mar 1990)
Selected Letters: 1898-1952 v. 2 (Series A: Scandinavian Literary History and Criticism) by Knut Hamsun, Harald Naess, and James McFarlane
Neues Zu Knut Hamsun (Hardcover - Dec 2002)
  Hamsun [1996] (DVD) (2006) (NTSC) with Max von Sydow, Ghita Nørby, Anette Hoff, and Gard B. Eidsvold. Great movie!
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Look in a literature map to see the other authors people that like Knut Hamsum also like. Very interesting!
Other Norwegian authors:
Henrik Ibsen
Alexander Kielland
Amalie Skram
Jostein Gaarder
Jens Bjørneboe
Karin Fossum
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