Knut Hamsun: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Hamsun’s life and works are discussed in Harald Næss, Knut Hamsun (1984); and Robert Ferguson, Enigma: The Life of Knut Hamsun (1987).

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Anniversary information added. Feb 15, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 31, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Famous Authors - Biography of Knut Hamsun. Nov 27, 2019
Changed "Maksim Gorky" to "Maxim Gorky." May 09, 2017
Changed "Lofoten Islands" to "Hamaroy, Nordland county." May 09, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Knut Hamsun. Feb 24, 2012
Added new Web site: The Nobel Foundation - Biography of Knut Hamsun. Jun 14, 2007
Article revised. Apr 28, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jan 14, 1999
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