Hamsun is widely credited as opening European literature to a new level of realism and impacting novelist such as Mann, Zweig, D’Annunzio and even Hemmingway. You will love this book if, 1) you enjoy the darkness of Ingmar Bergman’s films, 2) listen to Leonard Cohen while you are stoned or 3) have a burning desire to slit your wrists. While highly acclaimed during his career, his main charter (based on 10 years of his life before his success) is the type that would make you hang garlic around your house in order to keep him away.
Barry J. Klazura
With a Masters Degree in Guerrilla Warfare and Totalitarianism, Mr. Klazura was well prepped for a career in Sales and General Management, consulting on corporate startups and turnarounds as well as lecturing on history and politics. For the past twenty years he has focused on being a financial advisor and consulting.
