Ebook {Epub PDF} In Wonderland by Knut Hamsun

ABSTRACT: Knut Hamsun’s book In Wonderland () is a travelogue from his journey through Russia and Caucasia to Constantinople in Though this book was recently translated into English by Sverre Lyngstad (), it remains one of Hamsun’s less studied works. In Wonderland (Norwegian: I Æventyrland) is a travelogue written by Knut Hamsun in It documents Hamsun's impressions during his visit to the Russian Caucasus, Persia and Turkey in Sverre Lyngstad translated In Wonderland into English in ReferencesEstimated Reading Time: 40 secs. Knut Hamsun is travelling in a strange country: he is in Moscow which is making a huge impression on him, and he has been out and about trying to have a button mended and ends up in a restaurant where he is in his "element". At least this is how he remembers it when writing his travel journal, which was published in under the title In Wonderland.

In reading the Wiki of Hamsun's life, I was intrigued by the blot on Hamsuns career - the period when he fell under the Nazi's sway. It made sense after reading Wonderland. I could see how the blood and soil element of the Nazi propaganda would appeal to Hamsun who trusted nature over man. The Chair of County Council in Nordland will lay the foundation stone for the Knut Hamsun Center, and the New York based puppet theatre Wakka Wakka Productions will take the old Knut Hamsun back to his childhood wonderland. Knut Hamsun fabricated new forms of expression in his first novel Hunger, and founded a truly modern school of fiction. In Wonderland. by. Knut Hamsun, Sverre Lyngstad (Translation) · Rating details · ratings · 13 reviews. First published one hundred years ago, and now translated into English for the first time by noted Norwegian scholar Sverre Lyngstad, In Wonderland is a diaristic account of a trip Hamsun took to Russia at the turn of the century.

In Wonderland by Knut Hamsun and Sverre Lyngstad Overview - First published one hundred years ago, and now translated into English for the first time by noted Norwegian scholar Sverre Lyngstad, In Wonderland is a diaristic account of a trip Hamsun took to Russia at the turn of the century. First published one hundred years ago, and now translated into English for the first time, In Wonderland is a diaristic account of a trip Hamsun took to Russia at the turn of the century. This detailed travelogue is a rich and loving portrait of the people and culture of Russia, and is filled with the trademark style and keen observations of the author of such classic as Hunger and Growth of the Soil. In Wonderland (Norwegian: I Æventyrland) is a travelogue written by Knut Hamsun in It documents Hamsun's impressions during his visit to the Russian Caucasus, Persia and Turkey in Sverre Lyngstad translated In Wonderland into English in References.