Talk:Hunger (Hamsun novel)

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I have written a completely new entry about the novel, since the previous article was an alledged copyvio. ASav

I have reinstated the Blut und Boden reference in regard to Markens Grøde (which was removed by an anonymous contributor). This is one of the most controversial and hotly debated issues in Hamsun's life and work, and it ought to be mentioned. ASav 20:42, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Ambivalence about Oslo
The article says 'he ambivalently describes Kristiania as "this wondrous city that no one leaves before it has made its marks upon him."'

The supposed ambivalence presumably derives from the use of the positive adjective "wondrous", but that's not what the Norwegian/Danish text actually says. The original says "denne forunderlige by". It's possible to translate "forunderlige" with "wondrous", but only in a very literal way. "Forunderlig" does mean something that makes you wonder, but the sense is strictly "strange", "unusual", or "remarkable." In other words, it's not a positive adjective, but much more neutral.

Which means there isn't actually any ambivalence.--LarsMarius (talk) 17:27, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 04:08, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

'Fin de siècle'
I've removed this for several reasons:

a) the phrase commonly alludes only to francophone literature, and is therefore misleading in the context of Norwegian literature

b) it's not a commonly used or understood phrase: wikipedia should encourage elucidative language

c) the phrase is French, and this is the English wikipedia

d) random intrusions of French into an otherwise wholly English article sounds utterly pretentious

BodvarBjarki (talk) 15:48, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Growth of the Soil
I see that this has been contested earlier, but I have removed the sentence about Mysteries and Growth of the Soil, including the claim that Growth of the Soil "earned" Hamsun a reputation as a proto-nazi Blut und Boden author. The sentence was dubious as it stood, it did not concern Hunger, and the article by Atle Kittang that was used as reference does not say anything of the sort, nor does it even mention Growth of the Soil. I have also made some other small changes, among other things deleted from the plot summary a few unreferenced and dubious guesses about the main character's motivation. Wtfsvi (talk) 22:30, 21 September 2012 (UTC)