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Knut Hamsun - Hunger |
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by arkhaine , Jan 07 '05
Pros: Wonderfully mad, quite funny, depressing (in a good way)
Cons: May be depressing in a bad way to some...
The narrator begins the story with almost nothing to his name. He is behind in rent, has pawned most of his possessions, has virtually no furniture and clothing. He is mad at the world, at his fortune, at a snaggle-toothed old lady in a butcher's shop ...
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by fuche_bu  - Top 500, Nov 16 '01
Pros: A swift, hard hitting novel from an extremely influential writer
Cons: Many Americans and modern readers will have difficulty in relating.
There are a lot of writers that get propelled to classic status and the modern reader is left to ponder why. I have often struggled through so-called classics championed by the academia. I would finish with a dirty feeling that the scholars and...
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by cyanne_t , Jun 28 '04
Pros: Smart prose motif utilization.
Gripping and dynamic.
Cons: Might seem dull to readers all about plot.
In 1890, a young Norwegian author by the name of Knut Pederson (who used the pseudonym of Knut Hamsun all his life when publishing his works) introduced the world to Hunger, which contrary to popular belief, wasn't his first novel (He'd actually ...
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