Knut Hamsun (1859–1952)
Author of Hunger
About the Author
Knut Pedersen Hamsun was born in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway on August 4, 1859 and grew up in poverty in Hamarøy. At the age of 17, he became an apprentice to a ropemaker and also began to dabble in writing. This eventually became his full-time career. He wrote numerous books during his lifetime show more including The Intellectual Life of Modern America, Hunger, and Pan. In 1920, his novel Growth of the Soil, a book describing the attraction and honesty of working with the land, won the Nobel Prize in Literature. As a supporter of Hitler and the Nazi Occupation of Norway during World War II, Hamsun was charged with treason for his affiliation with the party after the war ended. His property was seized, he was placed under psychiatric observation, and his last years were spent in poverty. He died on February 19, 1952. A 15-volume compilation of his complete works was published posthumously in 1954. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Knut Hamsun
Samlede verker. B.15 Dronning Tamara ; Livet ivold ; Det vilde kor ; På gjengrodde stier (1992) — Author — 15 copies
Artikler 1889-1928 11 copies
Pan e altri racconti — Author — 9 copies
Siesta : Skitser 5 copies
Dikte 5 copies
Potepuhi / Kenerne ved vandposten 4 copies
Aftenrøde : Slutningsspil 3 copies
Mysterier ; Sværmere 3 copies
Hulkurid. romaan / 2.[kd.] 3 copies
Fame e cespugli 3 copies
Men livet lever. 1 3 copies
Works of Knut Hamsun. Including Hunger, Pan, Wanderers, Growth of the Soil, Shallow Soil & more (Mobi Collected Works) (2008) 3 copies
Obras completas 3 copies
Hamsun samleboks 3 copies
Mystérie ; Pan 2 copies
Knut Hamsun 2 copies
AUGUST, MAAPALLONKIERTÄJÄ 2 copies
Livets spil 2 copies
Les trois Nuits de fer 2 copies
Obras Completas, Vol. 1 2 copies
Obras escogidas. T. 2 2 copies
Samlede Romaner, Bind 14 2 copies
Tulácké dny 2 copies
Men livet lever. 2 2 copies
Free Air / Hermann Lauscher / On Overgrown Paths — Contributor — 2 copies
Valitut teokset. 1 2 copies
Victoria und Schwärmer 2 copies
Pienoisromaanit 2 copies
Editor Lynge 2 copies
Голод. Мистерии. Пан. Виктория. 2 copies
Dronning Tamara : Skuespil i 3 Akter 2 copies
Es spukt nicht nur um Mitternacht 2 copies
Kratskog 2 copies
Livet ivold 1 copy
Pan Livro 1 1 copy
ZGJIMI I TOKES 1 copy
NyJord, Kratskog, bind3 1 copy
Unter dem Halbmond 1 copy
Az új nemzedék 1 copy
Der Teufel am Herd - Pontoppidan, 1917/ Prometheus der Dulder und Imago - Spitteler, 1919/ Segen der Erde - Hamsun,… (1984) — Author — 1 copy
Ringen sluttet roman 1 1 copy
Szarady 1 copy
Pan. Wiktoria. Marzyciele 1 copy
PÃO E AMOR 1 copy
Ευλογία της γης 1 copy
The Best of Knut Hamsun: Growth of the Soil, Hunger, Shallow Soil, Pan, Mothwise, Under the Autumn Star, The Road Leads… (2019) 1 copy
La Última Alegría 1 copy
Figli dei loro tempi 1 copy
Poslední kapitola : román 1 copy
Tuláci : román 1 copy
Segelfoss by, bind 10 1 copy
Mysterie 1 copy
Leidenschaften 1 copy
Mystérie 1 copy
Sult 1 copy
Obras completas. Tomo II 1 copy
abdUllahs hAab — Contributor — 1 copy
Tor Stokke leser Knut Hamsun 1 copy
Das Letzte Kapitel 1 Teil 1 copy
Das letzte Kapitel 2 Teil 1 copy
Digte i udvalg 1 copy
Skitnice, I. 1 copy
Skitnice, II. 1 copy
Samlede Romaner, Bind 3 1 copy
Samlede Romaner, Bind 2 1 copy
Samlede Romaner, Bind 6 1 copy
Et gjensyn 1 copy
samlede Romaner, Bind 8 1 copy
Samlede Romaner, Bind 9 1 copy
Samlede Romaner, Bind 12 1 copy
Et snevær av sprog-juveler 1 copy
The Game of Life 1 copy
Lars Oftedal. Udkast 1 copy
The Call of Life 1 copy
Kämpfende Kräfte Novellen 1 copy
Skitnice 1 copy
Ein Gespenst und andere Erlebnisse — Author — 1 copy
Izlase : [2. sēj.] 1 copy
Jul i åsen 1 copy
Artikler 1 copy
Svält ; Pan ; Victoria 1 copy
Sateenkaari 1 copy
Under guldregnen 1 copy
Samlede verker : Bind 10 1 copy
Opere 1 copy
Hamsun: Erobreren 1 copy
Strijdend leven 1 copy
Tóbiás király városa 1 copy
Samlede verker, B.1 - B. 11 1 copy
Pan die Nachbarstadt 1 copy
Samlede værker vols. 1-15 1 copy
Zavodnik i druge priče 1 copy
Norra puell 1 copy
Samlede verker - eske 1 1 copy
Samlede verker - eske 2 1 copy
Samlede verker - eske 3 1 copy
Vida azafosa 1 copy
Associated Works
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Contributor — 10 copies
Victoria [2013 film] — Original book — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Pedersen, Knut
- Other names
- Hamsund, Knut Pedersen
- Birthdate
- 1859-08-04
- Date of death
- 1952-02-19
- Burial location
- Grimstad, Norway
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Country (for map)
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Lom, Gudbrandsdal, Norway
- Place of death
- Grimstad, Nørholm, Norway
- Places of residence
- Lom, Gudbrandsdal, Norway
Grimstad, Norway
Hamarøy, Norway
Larvik, Norway
USA - Occupations
- novelist
dramatist
poet - Relationships
- Hamsun, Marie (wife)
Hamsun, Tore (son) - Awards and honors
- Nobel Prize (Literature, 1920)
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- Works
- 323
- Also by
- 8
- Members
- 14,053
- Popularity
- #1,637
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 304
- ISBNs
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- Languages
- 37
- Favorited
- 110
Another reviewer on Goodreads called this book, "Walden for emotionally-stunted teens trapped in adult-sized bodies." I couldn't agree more. The protagonist, Thomas Glahn, is living an ascetic life in a cabin on the woods of Norway. He tells time by the sun, ocean, birds, and grass. He hunts and fishes for all his food. These are things that often make a character likeable, but not this guy.
Glahn is obsessed with multiple "young girls," and hooks up with at least two of them. Whenever one of them doesn't give him the attention he desires, he throws a fit. At one point he threw her shoes off of a boat because he thought she was ignoring him. When he's jealous that she's talking to another man, he goes up to that man and spits in his ear. Finally, when he's leaving town and she asks if she could have his dog to remember him by, Glahn shoots his dog in the head and then sends the body to the girl. He's an immature, spoiled, racist (not surprising, since the author was good friends with Hitler, Goebbels, and the like) character.
The final part of the book is written by someone who hates Glahn and eventually murdered him...because he's jealous of the effect Glahn has a very young Tamil girl he's courting. What a waste of time this book was.… (more)