The Nobel Prize in Literature 1920
Norwegian writer. In youth, poverty stricken. Little formal education. Leader of Neo-Romantic revolt. Promoted individualism. Exciting description of nature.
"I sat looking at her with rapt attention. What a wonderful pleasure to be sitting in a human dwelling again, and talk with a lively young girl instead of with myself!"
Books
Knut Hamsun books at project Gutenberg
Bibliography. Knut Hamsun's books published in his lifetime 1859-1952, Hamsun Centre.
Summaries of Hamsun's books, Hamsun Centre.
Essays on Hamsun and his writings, Hamsun Centre.
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Name: Knut Pedersen Hamsun
Birth: 4 August 1859, Lom, Norway
Death: 19 February 1952, Grimstad, Norway
Residence at the time of the award: Norway
Prize motivation: "for his monumental work, Growth of the Soil"
Field: prose
Language: Norwegian
Biography
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Bearing Hamsun's name. Hamsun Centre. Please scroll down to virtual tour.
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