Hunger is a novel by the
Norwegian author
Knut Hamsun published in 1890. Parts of it had been published anonymously in the Danish magazine
Ny Jord in 1888. The novel has been hailed as the literary opening of the 20th century and an outstanding example of modern, psychology-driven literature.
Hunger portrays the irrationality of the human mind in an intriguing and sometimes humorous manner.