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Knut Hamsun

Knut Hamsun

3 summaries·Norw. Knut Hamsun·Wikipedia

Photo:

Knut Hamsun på Nørholm juli 1939.

Created: 1939

Books

Victoria

Norw. Victoria, 1898

Pan

Norw. Pan, 1894

Hunger

Norw. Sult, 1890

Quotes

I did not know that pain could be so sweet; I felt that they were beautiful in their own way, and I surrendered to them without hesitation. Hunger
There was such emptiness in me, such a terrible emptiness. Hunger

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