decadent_and_depraved reviewed Hunger by Knut Hamsun
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5 stars
Compelling, that is the word for this book. Truly compelling...
206 pages
English language
Published Dec. 27, 1998 by Penguin Books.
4 stars
(19 reviews)
First published in Norway in 1890, Hunger probes into the depths of consciousness with frightening and gripping power. Like the works of Dostoyevsky, it marks an extraordinary break with Western literary and humanistic traditions.
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First published in Norway in 1890, Hunger probes into the depths of consciousness with frightening and gripping power. Like the works of Dostoyevsky, it marks an extraordinary break with Western literary and humanistic traditions.
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Subjects
- Authors, Norwegian -- 19th century -- Fiction.
- Genius -- Fiction.
- Depression, Mental -- Fiction.
- Oslo (Norway) -- Fiction.