10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMSUN»
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Hamsun in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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A gripping portrait of an artist struggling for integrity. Translated from the Norwegian by George Egerton.
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Hamsun, Novelist: A Critical Assessment
This is the first comprehensive study in English of the novels of Knut Hamsun, Nobel Laureate in literature for 1920, from the radically innovative Hunger (1890) to The Ring Is Closed (1936).
Mysteries is a classic of European literature, one of the seminal novels of the twentieth century. It is the story of Johan Nagel, a strange young man who arrives to spend a summer in a small Norwegian coastal town.
One of Knut Hamsun's most famous works, "Pan" is the story of Lieutenant Thomas Glahn, an ex-military man who lives alone in the woods with his faithful dog Aesop.
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Hamsun: The Dark Side of Literary Brilliance (New ...
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920, Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) was a towering figure of Norwegian letters.
The meeting ended disastrously, and after the war, Hamsun was arrested for his Nazi sympathy. As this book reveals, however, Hamsun was anything by mentally disturbed.
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Hamsun Remembers America: Essays and Stories, 1885-1949
Although the pieces in this collection are not all anti-American, most of them emphasize the strangeness and unpleasantness, as the author saw it, of life in what he called Yankeeland.
Knut Hamsun, Richard Nelson Current, 2003
Robert Bly has written that Hamsun "has a magnifying glass on his eye, like a jeweler's," and Dreamers gleams like a perfect, semi-precious stone.
When it first appeared in 1898, this fourth novel by celebrated Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun captured instant acclaim for its poetic, psychologically intense portrayal of love’s predicament in a class-bound society.
A grand, sweeping saga of sacrifice and struggle, this epic tale recaptures the world of Norwegian homesteaders at the turn of the twentieth century.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMSUN»
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Moreau Kusunoki wins Guggenheim Helsinki competition
One just has to recall the strong images of Knut Hamsun museum, Herning museum and Museum of Fine Arts Houston, all by Steven Holl; and ... «Dezeen, Jun 15»
DRDH wins Norway's 'Stirling Prize'
The studio follows in the footsteps of Steven Holl who picked up the honour in 2011 for his Hamsun Centre. DRDH's scheme was recognised ... «Architects' Journal, Jun 15»
BOOK REVIEW: 'Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary of the Last …
Yet was there anyone in that bunker who could match Norwegian Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun in the V-E Day eulogy from him ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
Al Pacino Reopens the Debate Over Pro-Nazi Celebrities
Hamsun, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920, welcomed the Nazi occupation of Norway, met with both Adolf Hitler and Joseph ... «The Jewish Voice, Jun 15»
Top 10 books about being alone
The hero of Hamsun's Pan is far heartier and better equipped for the loner's life than poor Jane: Lieutenant Thomas Glahn lives securely as a ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Hunger for Fascism
Hamsun's fascism was hardly a byproduct of hardening of the arteries. He lived for a time in the 1880s in the U.S., and came to dislike the ... «Reason, Jun 15»
Al Pacino Quits Copenhagen's Aveny-T Production of Knut …
A Nobel Prize-winner in literature, Hamsun (1859-1952) vocally supported the Nazi occupation of his home country, and even went so far as to ... «Classicalite, Jun 15»
Voicehandler Releases Song Cycle: You were not there for the …
Song Cycle is inspired by various books and origin stories, with each song being based on a different text, including Knut Hamsun's Hunger ... «SF Weekly, Jun 15»
Al Pacino hailed for dropping out of play over writer's Nazi …
In his later years, Hamsun (1859-1952), considered an influence on ... Even after Hitler's death, Hamsun praised the despot as "a preacher of ... «New York Daily News, May 15»
Pacino Merits An Oscar for A Performance He Refused
But why are we talking music when the subject is Al Pacino and Norwegian Knut Hamsun? Because here's a perfect situation as to the fix we're ... «Arutz Sheva, May 15»
