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Day and night I live in a deserted hut of peat into which I must crawl on my hands and knees. Someone must have built it long ago and used it, for lack of a better,--perhaps a man who was in hiding, a man who concealed himself here for a few autumn days. There are two of us in... Read Full Overview

I have gone to the forest.Not because I am offended about anything, or very unhappy about men's evil ways; but since the forest will not come to me, I must go to it. That is all. I have not gone this time as a slave and a vagabond. I have money enough and am overfed, stupefied... Read Full Overview

Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 - February 19, 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective and environment. He published more than... Read Full Overview

Look Back On Happiness This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting:... Read Full Overview

""Look Back On Happiness"" is a novel by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. The story follows the life of a young man named Ove Rolandsen, who leaves his small village in Norway to seek his fortune in the city. Along the way, he falls in love with a woman named Elise Mack, who... Read Full Overview

Look Back On Happiness is a novel written by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. It tells the story of Ove Rolandsen, a man who lives in a small town in northern Norway in the late 19th century. Ove is a dreamer and a poet, but he struggles to find his place in the world and to... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

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""Look Back On Happiness"" is a novel written by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. It tells the story of a young man named Ove Rolandsen who lives in a small, remote village in northern Norway. Ove is a dreamer and a romantic, but he is also a loner who struggles to connect with... Read Full Overview

Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 - February 19, 1952) was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective and environment. He published more than... Read Full Overview