Hunger - Knut Hamsun

Knut Hamsun, Norwegian nationality, born on August 4, 1859, is considered one of the greatest writers known to the world during the twentieth century. His novel "Hunger" is still regarded as one of the literary masterpieces of that century. Knut Hamsun, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920, comes from a poor rural family and had a harsh childhood under the care of his uncle. In 1890, Knut Hamsun published his novel "Hunger," which brought him worldwide fame. In this novel, he condemns "material civilization" and all its manifestations that "contaminated human life" and made it "impossible." This is also reflected in most of the novels he published during his long creative career. Knut Hamsun believed that humans are degrees, and they are not equal in intelligence, so he claimed to belong to what he called the "aristocracy of feeling and intelligence." During World War II, he supported the Nazis and believed that Hitler was capable of "establishing a new society in Germany, free from all the diseases brought by material civilization." Knut Hamsun suffered from severe nervous attacks several times, and in his later years, these attacks intensified to the point that he no longer knew what he was saying or doing. After the end of World War II, he was tried and admitted to a mental health hospital. In the final years of his life, Knut Hamsun lived in isolation, and his fellow countrymen treated him as if he were a "traitor to the homeland." As for the novels he authored, they still, to this day, captivate millions of readers around the world. Hunger - Knut Hamsun