Knut Hamsun

4 summariesFantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult

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

Hunger
Knut Hamsun
4.0 (76k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
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
Knut Hamsun
4.1 (8k) average on GoodreadsThriller
In the wild beauty of Norway, a lone pioneer builds a life from the soil, battling nature and his own isolation.
Victoria
Knut Hamsun
3.7 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
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.
Pan
Knut Hamsun
3.6 (476) average on GoodreadsFantasy
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.