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Knut Hamsun
ISBN: 9780559275142
Format: Paperback
Publisher:BiblioLife, LLC
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A true classic of modern literature that has been described as "one of the most disturbing novels in existence" ("Time Out"), Hunger is the story of a Norwegian artist who wanders the streets, struggling on the edge of starvation. As hunger overtakes him, he slides inexorably into paranoia and despair. The descent into madness is recounted by the unnamed narrator in increasingly urgent and disjointed prose, as he loses his grip on reality.
A true classic of modern literature that has been described as "one of the most disturbing novels in existence" ("Time Out"), Hunger is the story of a Norwegian artist who wanders the streets, struggling on the edge of starvation. As hunger overtakes him, he slides inexorably into paranoia and despair. The descent into madness is recounted by the unnamed narrator in increasingly urgent and disjointed prose, as he loses his grip on reality.
| ISBN | 0559275145 | | Pages | 284 | | ISBN13 | 9780559275142
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | BiblioLife, LLC | | Weight (grammes) | 312 | | Imprint | BiblioBazaar, LLC | | Published in | Charleston | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 127 | | Publication date | 15 Oct 2008 | | Width (mm) | 203 | | DEWEY | 839.8236 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | General |
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"Something new is happening here, some new thought about the nature of art is being proposed in "Hunger," An art that is indistinguishable from the life of the artist who makes it . . . an art that is the direct expression of the effort to express itself." --Paul Auster (from his introduction)"The whole modern school of fiction in the twentieth century stems from Hamsun. They were all Hansun's disciples: Thomas Mann and Arthur Schnitzler . . . and even such American writers as Fitzgerald and Hemingway." --Isaac Bashevis Singer"After reading "Hunger," one can easily understand why Hamsun was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. "Hunger "should appeal to any reader who is interested in a masterpiece by one of this century's great novelists." --James Goldwasser, "Detroit News"  Be the first to write a customer review
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