Hunger

by Knut Hamsun

Published December 1921
A modernist masterpiece: the Nobel Prize winner’s first and most important novel

First published in Norway in 1890, Hunger probes the depths of consciousness with frightening and gripping power. Contemptuous of novels of his time and what he saw as their stereotypical plots and empty characters, Knut Hamsun...Read more

Mysteries

by Knut Hamsun

Published 1 January 1971
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. His presence acts as a catalyst for the hidden impulses,...Read more