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Martin Eden, Maxim Gorky, Somerset Maugham and now Knut Hamsun. All of them, even hundreds of such writers, have something in common. He creates his most beautiful works at the turning points of their lives, when their hopes are gone and they are hungry. What an irony! The books of the disdained writers who were once rejected are now among the bestsellers. Is the value determined according to the taste of the majority or according to its importance?
It is unknown whether Hamsun will find the inspiration he expects at the end of the book, which includes sections from his life and presents his thoughts about the pain, hunger, and the way he isolated himself from society. Once you start reading the book, you become extremely angry. In fact, this anger prevents drama. Is the character humble or callous or schizophrenic? Because when it came to time, I said he was really schizophrenic or just naive. A sad point is that society always remains silent to those around it. You can't help but feel sorry for both the character and the society. I will never understand the evil inside a person. Do you have to kick the one who falls? Is it difficult to understand him by holding his hand and lifting him up?
I did a little research on the author. To briefly mention this, which was very important to me: During his time, he supported the Nazis, which led to the occupation of his country, and his people had a hard time. For this reason, his fans reacted by throwing the author's books into his garden, and he lost most of them. You are not a researcher, you are not a historian, O Hamsun! Why would you disappoint the large masses who follow you and take you as a model?
