Hunger
by Knut Hamsun
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good to Near Fine
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
First English language translation of Hunger, or Sult, by Knut Hamsun. Translated by Mary Chavelita Dunne under the pseudonym of George Edgerton. In publisher's original grey cloth, stamped in black on front and spine, with illustration of front. A few stains to the cloth (my opinion: they are such perfect splatters, as to add to the impression the cover gives the story). Spine slightly darkened with minor chipping to head and tail. Solid and tightly bound. Tape ghosts on endpapers. Top edge trimmed, long and lower edges deckled. The interior is lightly toned, with some infrequent spotting. All is solid and legible.
Autobiographical in origin, considered one of the first modernist novels, Hunger tells the story of a destitute writer in Oslo on a constant search for nourishment. Considered a pillar of 20th century literature for its influences on Ernest Hemingway, Kafka, Henry Miller, Thomas Mann and others.
Pages: (10) 312 (15 ads) (1) Dimensions: 7¾ x 5¼ x 1¼
Synopsis
First published in Norway in 1890, Hunger probes into the depths of consciousness with frightening and gripping power. Like the works of Dostoyevsky, it marks an extraordinary break with Western literary and humanistic traditions.
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- Bookseller
- John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5192
- Title
- Hunger
- Author
- Knut Hamsun
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good to Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English Edition
- Publisher
- Leonard Smithers and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
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