
150th anniversary (4 August 2009): Gyldendal celebrated the 150th anniversary of Knut Hamsun, the legendary and renowned author translated into more than 40 languages, by publishing a new and extended edition of Knut Hamsun’s Collected Works in 27 volumes. The editor responsible was Lars Frode Larsen (Ph.D., University of Oslo, author of The Young Knut Hamsun ), known as one of the foremost contemporary specialists on the author. He has, together with Professor Tore Guttu, carried out a careful modernizing text revision.
«The whole modern school of fiction in the twentieth century stems from Hamsun.» Isaac Bashevis Singer
Bibliography:
NOVELS
Den Gaadefulde 1877
Bjørger 1878
Sult (Hunger) 1890
Mysterier (Mysteries) 1892
Redaktør Lynge 1893
Ny Jord (Shallow Soil) 1893
Pan 1894
Victoria 1898
Sværmere (Dreamers) 1904
Under Høststjærnen (Under the Autumn Star) 1906Benoni 1908Rosa 1908En Vandrer spiller med Sordin () 1909Den siste Glæde () 1912Børn av Tiden () 1913Seglfoss By () 1915Markens Grøde (Growth of the Soil) 1917Konerne ved Vandposten () 1920Siste Kapitel () 1923Landstrykere () 1927August 1930Men Livet lever () 1933Ringen sluttet () 1936
SHORT STORIES
Siesta 1897
Ringen sluttet (The Ring is Closed) 1903
Stridende Liv 1905
PLAYS
Ved Rigets Port (At the Gate of the Kingdom) 1895
Livets Spil 1896
Aftenrøde 1897
Munken Vendt 1902
Dronning Tamara 1903
Livet i Vold (In the Grip of Life) 1910
POETRY
Det vilde Kor (The Wild Choir)1904
NON-FICTION
Fra det moderne Amerikas Aandsliv (The Spiritual Life of Modern America) 1889
I Æventyrland (In Wonderland) 1903
Paa gjengrodde Stier (On Overgrown Paths) 1949
Artikler 1949
Paa turné 1960
Knut Hamsun som han var (letters) 1956