Knut Hamsun
Noun
Meaning
Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952)
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Among the world-famous artists who lived here during this period were Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun (the latter was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature).
Death Knut Hamsun died on February 19, 1952, aged 92, in Grimstad.
Knut Hamsun by Jørgen Haugan and Ingar Sletten Kolloen 's Knut Hamsun biography received great attention.
Knut Hamsun 's 1903 play Dronning Tamara ("Queen Tamara") was less successful; the theatre critics saw in it "a modern woman dressed in a medieval costume" and read the play as "a commentary on the new woman of the 1890s."
Modernism in Norway Modernist literature was introduced to Norway through the literature of Knut Hamsun and Sigbjørn Obstfelder in the 1890s.
Modernist literature was introduced to Norway through the literature of Knut Hamsun and Sigbjørn Obstfelder in the 1890s.