Hamsun, Knut 1859-1952 creator Egerton, George 1859-1945 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Hunger" by Knut Hamsun is a novel published in 1890. Set in late 19th-century Kristiania, it follows an unnamed, starving young writer wandering the streets as his mental and physical state deteriorates. While trying to maintain respectability, he descends into delusional existence, overwhelmed by poverty and pride. The novel explores the irrational depths of the human mind through detailed psychological analysis, depicting a self-destructive protagonist who refuses to surrender his dignity even as hunger consumes him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_(Hamsun_novel) This is a censored version of George Egerton's 1899 translation of Hamsun's "Sult". Three pages' worth of text were removed before the sixth American printing by A.A. Knopf in 1921. For an uncensored version, see #76692. Release date is 2005-06-01 Eric Eldred, Robert Connal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Authors -- Fiction Norway -- Fiction Hunger -- Fiction Starvation -- Fiction Urban poor -- Fiction PT Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8387 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8387 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133221.0 8387