Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective and environment. He published more than 20 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, works of non-fiction and some essays.
Books by Knut Hamsun
4 books available
Pan
by Knut Hamsun
3.6(476)
An isolated hunter's passionate, doomed relationship with a merchant's daughter unfolds as a tragic story of misunderstanding and desire in the northern wilderness.
Victoria
by Knut Hamsun
3.7(5,410)
Johannes and Victoria, childhood sweethearts from different social classes, are kept apart by duty and circumstance, their enduring love only revealed in Victoria's dying confession.
Hunger
by Knut Hamsun
4.0(76,288)
Knut Hamsun's *Hunger* depicts a starving writer's descent into alienation and self-destruction, painting an unforgettable portrait of a man pushed to his limits.
Growth of the Soil
by Knut Hamsun
4.1(8,428)
In the wild beauty of Norway, a lone pioneer builds a life from the soil, battling nature and his own isolation.