But, as a matter of fact, hamsun has no need of extraneous influences to invest his characters with originality.
"Growth of the Soil"
Knut Hamsun
hamsun is at his best among the scenes and characters he loves; tenderness and sympathy make up so great a part of his charm that he is hardly recognizable in surroundings or society uncongenial to himself.
"Growth of the Soil"
Knut Hamsun
But hamsun sets his battle in the sign of the heart, not of the head; it is a marivaudage of feeling, none the less deep for its erratic utterance.
"Growth of the Soil"
Knut Hamsun
