Hunger hamsun audio book

Sult is a novel by the norwegian author knut hamsun and was published in its final form in 1890. The book contains little action in the traditional sense. I found the book from a reference made by karl knausgaards book on edvard munch, who was around hamsun in the same time and place. Extracts from the work had previously been published anonymously in the danish magazine ny jord in 1888. Hunger portrays the irrationality of the human mind in an. The novel has been hailed as the literary opening of the 20th century and an outstanding example of modern, psychologydriven literature. Hunger by knut hamsun free ebook project gutenberg. Sult is a novel by the norwegian author knut hamsun and was.

Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Parts of it had been published anonymously in the danish magazine ny jord in 1888. Written by knut hamsun, audiobook narrated by oskar werner. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Browse knut hamsuns bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. This recording uses the 1996 translation by sverre lyngstad, which is considered to be the definitive version in english. A novel fsg classics by hamsun, knut and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Knut hamsun biography knut hamsun was a noble prize winning author, poet, dramatist and social critic. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. I felt like hunger gave me an interesting perspective on what its like to be an outsider in a place that is not very hospitable.

Sult is a novel by the norwegian author knut hamsun published in 1890. Knut hamsun biography, books and facts famous authors. Hello select your address todays deals best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards best sellers gift ideas new releases gift cards. Discover book depositorys huge selection of knut hamsun books online. Set in oslo, hunger is a compelling journey into the mind of a young writer who is driven by starvation to constantly fluctuating extremes of euphoria and despair. Arising from hamsun s belief that literature ought to be about the mysterious workings of the human mind an attempt, he wrote, to describe the whisper of the blood and the pleading of the bone marrow hunger is a landmark work that pointed the way toward a new kind of novel. Knut hamsun s first novel, hunger, won the author the nobel prize in literature in 1920 and went on to influence the likes of albert camus, franz kafka, charles bukowski, and henry miller.

Hamsun uses a streamofconsciousness technique through which the reader is. Sult is a novel by the norwegian author and nobel prize winner knut hamsun and was published in its. One of the first modernist novels first published in norway in. Knut hamsun s hunger, first published in 1890 and hailed as the literary beginning of the 20th century, is a masterpiece of psychologically driven fiction. Its been said that knut hamsun is a writers writer. The story of a struggling artist living on the edge of starvation, the novel portrays the unnamed.