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Pan (1894) by Knut Hamsun who won the 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature, is a multi-layered psychological masterpiece of human perversity and pride in the face of love and sensual attraction.
Romantically awkward hunter, fisherman and nature-lover Lieutenant Thomas Glahn lives in a cabin away from society -- alone, except for his dog and occasional interactions with the locals including the young and audacious Edwina, a free spirit who searches for a prince to conquer her, and has not yet met her match. The two commence a peculiar hot and cold relationship that evolves into a tragic psychological standoff.
A classic literary probing of quirks and vulnerabilities of the psyche, set against the exquisite natural background of Norway.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Knut Hamsun's sparse and sometimes unforgiving prose can take a little adjusting to, but the end result is so worth it, it almost defies belief. Pan is perhaps not as famous as Growth of the Soil or Hunger or even Mysteries, but it is a small gem of a book.
Set deep in the forests of Norway, it follows Lt. Glahn as he struggles to juggle his unity with nature and the feelings and experiences that defines humanity. The forest itself becomes a third character, the jealous lover that skulks in the shadows and can never be wholly ignored as a separate and sentient entity. The psychological stand-off between Thomas and Edwarda is effotlessly rendered exquisite, and the culmunation of the dichotomy of nature and man that Ghlan exemplifies is treated with compassion and tenderness.
This book is perfect for anyone with a passing interest in Scandinavia, great writers or who is just bored wih effusive, meaningless prose. Instant classic.
Set deep in the forests of Norway, it follows Lt. Glahn as he struggles to juggle his unity with nature and the feelings and experiences that defines humanity. The forest itself becomes a third character, the jealous lover that skulks in the shadows and can never be wholly ignored as a separate and sentient entity. The psychological stand-off between Thomas and Edwarda is effotlessly rendered exquisite, and the culmunation of the dichotomy of nature and man that Ghlan exemplifies is treated with compassion and tenderness.
This book is perfect for anyone with a passing interest in Scandinavia, great writers or who is just bored wih effusive, meaningless prose. Instant classic.
First, I like the style, straightforward first-person narration, sometimes in the present tense, sometimes contemplative and poetic. Simple, but effective, a bit like Hermann Hesse, and definitely ahead of its time.
And the simple story is strangely compelling. Strange - yes it is that. Mysterious. The protagonists actions are sometimes hard to fathom and his relations with women are frustrating to me as reader. The poetic descriptions of Nature are good, and I would have liked a bit more of that.
The appendix section, 'Glahn's Death' seemed superfluous to me, and I think the book would have ended better without that. All in all though a haunting book that kept me turning the pages, and which now makes me want to explore some more of this writer's work.
And the simple story is strangely compelling. Strange - yes it is that. Mysterious. The protagonists actions are sometimes hard to fathom and his relations with women are frustrating to me as reader. The poetic descriptions of Nature are good, and I would have liked a bit more of that.
The appendix section, 'Glahn's Death' seemed superfluous to me, and I think the book would have ended better without that. All in all though a haunting book that kept me turning the pages, and which now makes me want to explore some more of this writer's work.
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