"Look Back on Happiness" by Knut Hamsun is a reflective story from the late 1800s about a man who leaves his old life behind to find peace in nature. He seeks to understand himself better by living alone in the woods, in a simple peat hut, accompanied by a house mouse he calls Madame. The story looks at being by yourself, what true happiness means, explores what is more important: having nice things or feeling good inside. As he lives in the forest, he thinks deeply about being alone, how simple life can be when close to nature, and watches the world around him, and these thoughts lead him to wonder about big questions and hopefully change into a new person, as he learns to love the quiet beauty all around.
Look Back on Happiness
By Knut Hamsun
A lone man's escape to a forest hut sparks a journey of self-discovery and a quest for what it truly means to be happy away from the distractions of civilization.
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About the AuthorKnut Hamsun was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective and environment. He published more than 23 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, works of non-fiction and some essays.
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to consciousness, subject, perspective and environment. He published more than 23 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, works of non-fiction and some essays.
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