A struggling writer, stricken by poverty, is caught on a psychological roller-coaster ride of terrifying intensity. According to the Observer this is the classic novel of humiliation, even beyond Dostoevsky.
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Hunger is the compelling journey into the mind of a young writer who is driven by starvation to constantly fluctuating extremes of euphoria and despair. It is a study of the psychological hinterlands - the very edges of experience - where few writers have courage to tread.
Hunger features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction in translation, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations, Fiction: special features
Hunger is available in Paperback, Ebook
Hunger was written by Knut Hamsun and published by Canongate Books Ltd
Hunger has 261 pages
Yes it is part of The Canons series