Hunger Contributor(s): Hamsun, Knut (Author), Worster, W. W. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1420931253 ISBN-13: 9781420931259 Publisher: Digireads.com OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Knut Hamsun believed that modern literature should express the complexity of the human mind, nowhere is that philosophy more evident than in this stunning modern masterpiece, "Hunger." It 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 depths of his hunger. Hamsun is at his best in this classic of modern literature. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 910 |
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6" W x 9" (0.36 lbs) 104 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
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Publisher Description: Knut Hamsun believed that modern literature should express the complexity of the human mind, nowhere is that philosophy more evident than in this stunning modern masterpiece, "Hunger". It 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 depths of his hunger. Hamsun is at his best in this classic of modern literature. |