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In his biography of the Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun, Robert Ferguson writes that despite being held in the highest esteem by some of the.
Knut Hamsun
| Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize for Literature, Date of Birth: Country: Norway |
Content:
- Biography of Knut Hamsun
- Early Life and Career
- Neo-Romantic Rebellion
- Notable Works
- Markens Grøde and Nobel Prize
Biography of Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun () was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in Born Knut Pedersen on August 4, , in Lom, Gudbrandsdalen, he grew up in a family of a village tailor.
Early Life and Career
At the age of nine, Hamsun began working in his uncle's office, but soon embarked on a period of wanderings from , during which he tried his hand at various occupations.
His first book was published in , but it was only after living in the United States from to and to , and settling in Copenhagen, that he gained attention. His novel "Hunger" (Sult), published in , caused a sensation with its groundbreaking interpretation of the theme.
Neo-Romantic Rebellion
Hamsun's rejection of industrial-democratic civilizatio