
Hunger
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Narrated by:
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Gunnar Cauthery
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By:
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Knut Hamsun
Verging on death, a starving, destitute writer navigates the cold and indifferent city of Kristiania in search of his next meal. Frenzied and fevered, he chews on stale bread, devours scraps of wood, and bites his own finger, sleeping under the stars in old, pungent blankets, until one day he is able to sell an article and buy some food - only for the cycle then to repeat itself....
Knut Hamsun's first novel, Hunger, won the author the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920 and went on to influence the likes of Albert Camus, Franz Kafka, Charles Bukowski, and Henry Miller. This recording uses the 1996 translation by Sverre Lyngstad, which is considered to be the definitive version in English.
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A good read
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Great book, always wanted to read Hamsun,
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I truly felt hunger while reading this great little book
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Great story and one that also highlights how artists are not valued in society, while also making a statement about the necessity of working toward your goals no matter personal obstacle.
Really enjoyed it.
Wonderful story
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it is a story of someone so frustrated with himself and yet who has the occasional grand illusion and wild misunderstandings, which are constantly tempered by his brief encounters with others.
Written shortly after WWI, it gives you a glimpse of Norwegian society in that time period.
Well worth the listen, but you might need frequent breaks!
A Tortured Soul
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Moving, dramatic interior dialogue
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Since it's so well thought of and on many "top 100 books of all time" lists, I decided to research it a bit; and I found a number of great write-ups on the differences in translations. One was even a censored version. I re-read (listened to) this one and the book went from 1-star to 5-star.
This translation captures the wit, which was key. And the narration was brilliant. I can now see how it influenced many great writers of the 20th century. It was a breakthrough novel in focusing on internal dialogue and the human psyche. The protagonist is, well, quite bizarre. Someone described him as "fatally self-absorbed." Keep that in mind and enjoy the humor.
translation is vital, this is THE ONE
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Great book great narrator
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The OG
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