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  • State Formation

    Anthropological Perspectives

    Series series Anthropology, Culture and Society
    What is the 'state' and how can we best study it? This book investigates new ways of analysing the state.The contributors argue that the state is not a fixed and definite object. Our perceptions of it are constantly changing, and differ from person to person. What is your idea of the state if you are a refugee? Or if you are living in post-aparteid South Africa? Our perceptions are formed and ... Read more

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  • Shallow Soil

    by Knut Hamsun ...
    The novel is set in a small, isolated village in Norway, and it follows the story of a young man named Isak. Isak is a deeply introspective and philosophical man who is troubled by the meaning of life. He believes that the world is a shallow soil in which nothing can truly take root. Isak's journey takes him through a series of trials and tribulations, and he eventually comes to realize that the ... Read more

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  • Buddhism in the Nordic Countries

    Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism
    This book provides new unprecedented research on Buddhism in the five Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Aiming at comparisons between the different Nordic countries, the chapters identify possible unique characteristics of Nordic Buddhism.Buddhism in the Nordic Countries contributes to the growing literature on Buddhism in the West. Identifying a number of similar ... Read more

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  • Look Back on Happiness

    by Knut Hamsun ...
    In "Look Back on Happiness," Hamsun explores the inner workings of the protagonist's mind and emotions. The story centers on Ove Rolandsen, a telegraph operator in a small Norwegian town. Rolandsen, a dreamer and an idealist, becomes infatuated with a young woman named Eli Bech. However, his feelings for Eli lead him into a series of misunderstandings, conflicts, and personal struggles.Knut Hamsun ... Read more

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  • HUNGER - Knut Hamsun

    by Knut Hamsun ...
    Series series Nobel Prize
    ***Hunger***by Knut Hamsun is a psychological exploration of desperation, human will, and existential struggle. Through the eyes of the unnamed protagonist, Hamsun paints a stark picture of poverty and isolation in a modernizing city. The protagonist's hunger is both literal and symbolic, representing not only his physical deprivation but also his yearning for meaning and artistic recognition. The ... Read more

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  • Growth of the Soil

    by Knut Hamsun ...
    The long, long road over the moors and up into the forest—who trod it into being first of all? Man, a human being, the first that came here. There was no path before he came. Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer. ... Read more

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  • KNUT HAMSUN Premium Collection

    Enriched edition. Growth of the Soil, Hunger, Shallow Soil, Pan, Mothwise, Under the Autumn Star, The Road Leads On, A Wanderer Plays On Muted Strings

    The "Knut Hamsun Premium Collection" is a compendium of the Nobel Prize-winning author's most significant works, showcasing his profound exploration of the human psyche and the complexities of individual existence. Hamsun's literary style is characterized by its psychological depth, impressionistic prose, and a rich exploration of nature's interplay with human emotion. This collection invites ... Read more

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  • Living in Different Worlds Simultaneously

    Essays on Biblical Hermeneutics in Celebration of Louis C. Jonker

    In a distinguished academic career spanning four decades, South African scholar Louis C. Jonker has made remarkable contributions to Old Testament/Hebrew Bible studies, hermeneutics, and biblical interpretation. Jonker’s work straddles African and Western/European/North American research circles, exploring original historical and authorial context, and also the situation and context of the reader ... Read more

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  • Growth of the Soil

    by Knut Hamsun ...
    Translated by Sverre Lyngstad ...
    The story of an elemental existence in rural Norway. ... Read more

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  • Victoria

    by Knut Hamsun ...
    Translated by Sverre Lyngstad ...
    The Nobel Prize winner’s poetic, psychologically intense portrayal of love’s predicament in a class-bound societyA Penguin ClassicSet in a coastal village of late nineteenth-century Norway, Victoria follows two lovers whose yearnings are as powerful as the circumstances that conspire to thwart their romance. Johannes, a miller’s son turned poet, finds inspiration for his writing in his passionate ... Read more

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  • Knut Hamsun: The Best Works

    by Knut Hamsun ...
    The Best Works of Knut HamsunDreamersGrowth of the SoilHungerLook Back on HappinessPanShallow SoilThe Road Leads On ... Read more

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  • Growth of the Soil

    by Knut Hamsun ...
    Growth of the Soil (Norwegian Markens Grøde), is a novel by Knut Hamsun which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. It follows the story of a man who settles and lives in rural Norway. First published in 1917, it has since been translated from Norwegian into languages such as English. The novel was written in the popular style of Norwegian new realism, a movement dominating the early 20th ... Read more

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