Knut Hamsun

Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920.

Work

He first received wide acclaim with his 1890 novel Hunger (Sult). The semi-autobiographical work described a young writer's descent into near madness as a result of hunger and poverty. To many, the novel presaged the writings of Franz Kafka and other twentieth-century novelists with its internal monologue and bizarre logic. Other important works by Hamsun include Pan, Mysteries, and The Growth of the Soil, for which he received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1920. Later a fifteen-volume edition of his complete works was published in 1954.

Related Topics:
1890 - Franz Kafka - Pan - Nobel Prize in literature - 1920

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