Sankt Hanshaugen in Oslo, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)
Knut Hamsun
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023
1. Knut Hamsun Marker
i Litteratur 1920
Knut Hamsun
1859-1952
Bodde i dette hus
1902-04
Datteren Victoria
bled født her
The 1920 Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Knut Hamsun (1859-1952), lived in this house 1902-04. His daughter Victoria was born here.
Erected by Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.
Location. 59° 55.574′ N, 10° 43.844′ E. Marker is in Oslo. It is in Sankt Hanshaugen. Marker can be reached from Thereses gate, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Thereses gate 49, Oslo 0354, Norway. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kvindernes Boligselskap A/S - Women’s Housing Association (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); «Bunkersen» / The Bunker (about 150 meters away); Martinus Lørdahl (1873-1933)
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Also see . . . Knut Hamsun (Selskabet For Oslo Byes Vel, in Norwegian).
Excerpt (in translation): Hamsun was one of Norway's foremost novelists and an important figure in both the neo-romanticism of the 1890s and the realistic novel literature of the interwar period. Because of his friendly outlook and his public support of the German occupation of Norway, Hamsun was also a controversial figure, both contemporaraneously and afterwards.(Submitted on August 13, 2023.)
Hamsun's strengths as a novelist are his sensuous and lyrical prose, his ability to outline people and situations in great detail, and his pronounced humour. His literary breakthrough came with the novel Sult (1890). The novel stoodin opposition to the social realism of the 1880s and is considered a precursor to 20th-century modernism. In 1920, Hamsun was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the novel Markens Grøde (1917)...Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 20232. Knut Hamsun Marker - wide view
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 21, 2023
3. Knut Hamsun former residence as seen from the street
The marker is not visible from the street. Viewing it will require approaching the house from the driveway, which presumably is okay since there is a county welfare agency office entrance located on that side of the house. But the rest of the building appears to be residential (and fenced off), so any closer access is not recommended.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
