Hunger

In Kristiania, now Oslo, a young writer struggles for recognition of his works at the end of the 19th century. However, despite his great talent, the money he earns is barely enough to live on. Homeless and half-starved, he drags himself through the streets of the Norwegian capital, sometimes filled with hope, sometimes in despair and close to madness. In his groundbreaking novel, which influenced literary giants like Kafka and Proust, Hamsun processes his personal experience with poverty and isolation. The unflinching portrait of an artist on the fringes of society is sensitively and compellingly read by Uwe Friedrichsen. Unabridged reading with Uwe Friedrichsen, 1 mp3-CD, 6 hours 25 minutes.