Fiction. Joining previous Hamsun novels published by Sun & Moon Press (VICTORIA AND WAYFARERS), THE WOMEN AT THE PUMP, originally published in Norw...
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Jan 28, 2010
RØB
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This book does not even have a Wikipedia article written about it. I thought about fleshing one out after I was done reading it, but I think it's kind of cooler that it's a hidden treasure of sorts. It's the first Hamsun I've read (shameful, I know, given the brazen touting of my Norwegian cultural/ancestral heritage), and I quite enjoyed it. At times it was slow to get through, and sometimes I wondered where it was going or where the primary focus was, but then I realized, this is forerunner
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Oct 03, 2007
Howard
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I have had this book on my nightstand for a few years, now. I was hesitant to read it only because of its length-at 400 pages, it's twice as long as most of Hamsun's books. I was worried that the subtle intensity I love in his shorter works would be lost in the sprawl of this one. As it turned out, I shouldn't have worried. This is a great book. It's a "Nashville"-style tale about the citizens of a small coastal town in Norway. There isn't really a plot, or even a central character. We
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Aug 04, 2010
Kathleen
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eh. I would call this book a let down, if it ever had a high point. I bought the book b/c I thought this won the Nobel Prize, but it was another of his books, not this one. I wouldn't recommend it.
Sep 20, 2011
Charles
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It takes patience to enjoy Knut Hamsun and The Women at the Pump is no exception. In many respects it explores the same themes as Growth of the Soil, just on a larger scale. Centered on a small, sea-side town where there are few secrets and rumors abound, it is neither glitzy nor as beautiful as the work that won Hamsun his Nobel Prize. However, for its wisdom, its subtlety, and its charm make it worth every ounce of patience it requires.
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