Having now come to the end of the first novel that I was reading for my Totally Knut reading project, it's time to move on to the second - Shallow Soil (Ny Jord), the fourth of Hamsun’s novels to be published, in the autumn of 1893 {{1}}. For my … [Read more...]
Afterthoughts: Mysteries by Knut Hamsun
April 21, 2010 By 6 Comments
In a Nutshell: Dense and somewhat odd, Mysteries is a novel best suited to the more patient and thoughtful reader. Perseverance with this one can bring reward however, as Mysteries emerges as one of those few novels which has the ability to change a … [Read more...]
Introducing my ‘Totally Knut’ reading project
September 11, 2009 By 7 Comments
On this 150th anniversary year of the birth of Knut Hamsun, it gives me great pleasure to present to you my latest and greatest (to date) reading project, called Totally Knut. It was a little over a year ago that I began reading one of the most … [Read more...]