![]() As hunger overtakes his body and mind, the writer slides inexorably into paranoia and despair. The novel tells the story of a Norwegian artist who wanders the streets of Christiania (now Oslo), struggling on the brink of starvation while trying to sell his articles to the local newspaper. Knut Hamsun’s Hunger (1890) is arguably the most influential Norwegian novel in history – a true classic of modern literature, and a forerunner of the psychologically driven fiction of Kafka, Camus and Saramago. This is a medium the artist has mastered, bending and stretching with great persuasion in his respect for the source book.” (Grafill Jury, Gold Medal 2020). ![]() ![]() This story now shines in another language – the language of the graphic novel. “A Norwegian fiction classic has become a brand-new comics classic. ![]()
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