"Mothwise" by Knut Hamsun is a story set in a little Norwegian village during the early 1900s and follows telegraph operator Ove Rolandsen as he gets caught up in love, social drama, and dreams for a better life; amid his engagement to Marie van Loos and his attraction to Elise Mack, he deals with his goals and how the springtime season affects his feelings while Marie suspects a romance between Ove and Olga; with the arrival of a new priest and his rich wife in town, Rolandsen tries to handle his feelings for all the women, mixing humor with confidence; the beginning parts reveal love and class differences, plus Rolandsen's desire to succeed in both his personal life and career, setting up a plot full of complicated and funny situations.
Mothwise
By Knut Hamsun
In a small village, a telegraph operator's life turns upside down as he juggles love, ambition, and the exciting arrival of new, wealthy villagers.
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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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