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Fame, pubblicato nel 1890, è il romanzo d'esordio di Knut Hamsun, che gli valse il successo immediato e la fama internazionale con il Nobel. L'opera, considerata un capolavoro della letteratura norvegese e moderna, narra le vicende di un giovane scrittore squattrinato che lotta per sopravvivere nella Cristiania di fine Ottocento.
Il protagonista, di cui non viene mai specificato il nome, vive in una condizione di perenne indigenza. Affamato e disperato, vaga per la città alla ricerca di un lavoro ...more
Il protagonista, di cui non viene mai specificato il nome, vive in una condizione di perenne indigenza. Affamato e disperato, vaga per la città alla ricerca di un lavoro ...more

This reminds me of my past work with US Veterans...the desire to go it alone, to uphold one's sense of honor despite difficult circumstances. It was hard to listen to as am audiobook because the descriptions of hunger seem to blend after hearing yet another variation on how he has come to be in a deprived situation once again. Some scenes bother me too, like when his foot is run over and is injured, and further deteriorating as time goes on. Yet there was no medical care provided or responsibili
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