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Description edit
"Hunger" tells the story of an unnamed vagrant who stumbles around the streets of Norway's capital looking for food. Hamsun creates a stunning portrait of poverty and a biting social commentary on modern urban life. We follow the vagrant in the story around the town and discover the true... read more
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Setting & Locations edit
- Oslo, Norway
- Drammen: Port and river city centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway, Buskerud County.
- Grønlandsleiret: A main street in Oslo.
First Sentence edit
IT WAS IN THOSE DAYS when I wandered about hungry in Kristiania, that strange city which no one leaves before it has set its mark upon him.... Lying awake in my attic room, I hear a clock strike six downstairs.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 69 of 91 in The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time, 2004. (authoritative list)
Preceded by U.S.A. Trilogy, and followed by Berlin Alexanderplatz.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 813 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by By the Open Sea, and followed by The Master of Ballantrae.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Knut Hamsun (Author)
Other Contributors:
- George Egerton (Translator)
- Robert Bly (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Norwegian
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Publication Date: 1888
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Page Count: 144
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Publication Date: 1888
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Page Count: 144
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- Dewey: 839.8236
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( A ) › Auster, Paul
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Scandinavian
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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