Hunger by Knut Hamsun

Hunger

Knut Hamsun with Sverre Lyngstad (Translator), Sverre Lyngstad (Translator)

240 pages • first pub 1890 (view editions)

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A modernist masterpiece: the Nobel Prize winner's first and most important novel A Penguin Classic First published in Norway in 1890, Hunger probes the depths of consciousness with frightening and gripping power. Contemptuous of novels of his tim...

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Community Reviews

3.85
based on 4,593 reviews

Moods

dark: 76%

reflective: 55%

sad: 53%

challenging: 34%

emotional: 34%

tense: 32%

funny: 12%

mysterious: 9%

adventurous: 5%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
47% of readers chose medium
41% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
6% of readers chose A mix
90% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

4% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
84% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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