Knut Hamsun's Hunger  is a book, fundamentally, about hunger—in every sense of the word. Hamsun's nameless protagonist is starving for food, for love, and for relevance while simultaneously refusing the help of his fellow city-dwellers in Oslo, Norway.

Hunger is filled to the brim with stream of consciousness, digression, and an almost unhealthy dose of self-reflection. Hamsun's work is very much in line with Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground and the writings of Virginia Woolf (Mrs. Dalloway, specifically).

One fundamental question the book asks is: How far will an individual go in order to retain their pride?

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