Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920.

Life

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Knut Hamsun was born as Knud Pedersen in Lom in Gudbrandsdal. He was the fourth son of Peder Pedersen and Tora Olsdatter (Garmostrædet). He grew up in poverty in Hamarøy in Nordland. At seventeen, he became an apprentice to a ropemaker, and at about the same time he started to write. He spent several years in America, travelling and working at various jobs, and published his impressions under the title Fra det moderne Amerikas Aandsliv (1889). In 1898, Hamsun married Bergliot Goepfert (née Bech), but the marriage ended in 1906. Hamsun then married Marie Andersen (born in 1881) in 1909 and she would be his companion until the end of his life. She wrote about their life together in her two memoirs. Marie was a young and promising actress when she met Hamsun, but she ended her career and travelled with him to Hamarøy. They bought a farm, the idea being "to earn their living as farmers, with his writing providing some additional income". However, after a few years, they decided to move south, to Larvik. In 1918, the couple bought Nørholm, an old and somewhat dilapidated manor house between Lillesand and Grimstad. The main residence was restored and redecorated. Here Hamsun could occupy himself writing undisturbed, although he often travelled to write in other cities and places (preferably in spartan housing).

Knut Hamsun died in his home at Nørholm.

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"Hâsılı bu oda, fikir işleriyle uğraşanlara göre yapılmamıştı" Knut Hamsun, Açlık
vintagebicycle (vintagebicycle) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:10:12 -0000
"Hâsılı bu oda, fikir işleriyle uğraşanlara göre yapılmamıştı" Knut Hamsun, Açlık
Det går rykter om at forfatter Hamsun har fått sin egen plass: SKAMSUNS PLASS.
arnienorse (Arnie Norse) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:54:52 -0000
Det går rykter om at forfatter Hamsun har fått sin egen plass: SKAMSUNS PLASS.

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