Hunger' (1890) is a novel by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. The novel has been hailed as the literary opening of the 20th century and an outstanding example of modern, psychology-driven literature. 'Hunger' portrays the irrationality of the human mind in an intriguing and sometimes humorous manner.
The novel recounts the adventures of a starving young man whose sense of reality is giving way to a delusionary existence on the darker side of a modern metropolis.
While he vainly tries to maintain an outer shell of respectability, his mental and physical decay are recounted in detail. His ordeal, enhanced by his inability or unwillingness to pursue a professional career, which he deems unfit for someone of his abilities.
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