Nälkä by Knut Hamsun

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Author Hamsun, Knut, 1859-1952
Translator Kärkkäinen, Viki, 1883-1946
Uniform Title Sult. Finnish
Title Nälkä
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_(Hamsun_novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A4lk%C3%A4_(romaani)
Note Reading ease score: 50.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
Summary "Nälkä" by Knut Hamsun is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around an unnamed protagonist grappling with profound hunger and existential despair as he wanders through the streets of Kristiania (now Oslo), reflecting on his failed ambitions and increasingly precarious situation. Through his experiences, Hamsun delves into themes of poverty, ambition, and the human psyche. The beginning of the novel introduces the main character in a state of acute hunger and restlessness, revealing his cramped living conditions and deteriorating mental state. He reflects on his recent failures in finding employment, and as he wanders the city, he is bombarded by the sights and sounds of life surrounding him. Though he craves food and stability, he often becomes distracted by fleeting thoughts and encounters, such as his interactions with various characters in the streets, including an old man asking for coins and a woman he finds suddenly captivating. This opening sets the tone for a compelling exploration of isolation and the struggle for meaning amidst the challenges of modern life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language Finnish
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Authors -- Fiction
Subject Norway -- Fiction
Subject Hunger -- Fiction
Subject Starvation -- Fiction
Subject Urban poor -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 53365
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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