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Sult by Knut Hamsun6/2/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The quasi-biographical novel recounts the story of an unnamed protagonist who wanders the streets of Oslo ( then called Kristiania). Hamsun's first novel to be met by wide acclaim would be his third: Sult (Hunger). He would continue working various jobs in both Norway and the United States, where he was a tram driver in Chicago. The uncle was not kind to little Knut, and the author would later say that the beatings and starvings he was subjected to were the cause of his nervous problems.Īfter six years, he escaped back to Lom, where he occupied various odd jobs for a couple of years. The move happened because the family was poor, and for the same reason, Knut left his parents at the age of nine to help his uncle run a post office. ![]() He was the fourth of seven children, and when he was three, his family moved to far away Hamarøy, Nordland, to farm a relative's land. Knut Hamsun was born Knud Pedersen in 1859 in the small town of Lom, Gudbrandsdalen. Learn about the man, his works and his unfortunate admiration of nazi Germany as we attempt to piece together the life of this complex character. ![]() His literary prowess would earn him a Nobel Prize in 1920, but his political leanings would leave his reputation tarnished forever. The legendary author from the picturesque town of Lom in the middle of the country left his mark not only on Norway, but on 20th century literature as a whole. This is the story of the controversial Nobel Prize winning Norwegian. Literary genius or traitor to his country? Knut Hamsun was a bit of both. ![]()
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