Talk:Knut Hamsun

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[edit] old comment

I wrote about the Danish author Thorkild Hansen's view on Hamsun, since the trial against Hamsun deservers investigations. After all Hamsun was 80 years old, when the 2nd World War started - and Hansen stated, that he probably didn't like the Nazis much, rather he was suspicious of the English (Hamsun remembered the Boer War in South Africa and was opposed to the world dominance of Great Britain). And he had a lot of other good reasons, but generally Hansen found some devastating facts on the treatment of this old man - who was not senile or had any mental defects. So altogether I would recommend, that the article of Hamsum gets the label: {controversial} on it - since the Norwegians probably still hasn't recognized what went on just after the war. --Hansjorn 12:35, Nov 2, 2004 (UTC)

It's all pretty good described in his last book 'On overgrown paths.'--82.194.206.52 21:58, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


[edit] How much of a Nazi was he exactly

Is there any information available regarding his views on race? How much of an antisemite was he? Did he actually buy into the whole Aryan philosophy?

He was not a member of the Norwegian Nazi (Fascist) party (there's a photo showing him wearing a NS pin, but this is probably a fake), though members of his family was. He was always pro-German and anti-British, and expressed admiration for Hitler. He also expressed anti-Semit (and anti-Sami) views. Anti-Semitism and other kinds of racism was widespread before WW II. Hitler was admired by some conservatives. So the answer might bve: He was not a Nazi - but like many other conservatives of the time, he had some Nazi sympathies. Unlike most others, however, he did not revert to Norwegian patriotism when Germany occupied Norway, but stick to his old views. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.212.52.33 (talk) 00:23, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] About the controversial label

Although Hamsun himself is a controversial figure, history-wise, I doubt that the article deserves this label... I find it objective enough now as it is, as both views are presented. However, I guess the article would turn out better if "injected" more information about this, preferably in it's own section on the page... NuclearFunk

217.157.148.74 please cite your sources! NuclearFunk 12:13, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] About the structuring

Ok, I inserted some more info about his life, and I placed his writing career under the headline "Work". My purpose for this structuring is to make the article more easy to browse, and also more easy to contribute to... If anyone disagrees, or spots anything obviously questionable, please say so :)NuclearFunk 21:34, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Imposter

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Marine_69-71#Report_of_Hacking

Please see the above page, where it seems that a fake Iago Dali (or more than one) has been trying to frame me for bad edits. The above admin has said that he will ban the imposter, so I will re-edit the piece more tightly, as I did. Iago Dali 19:25, 25 October 2005 (UTC)


[edit] Process should be trial?

Should the Hansen book "The Process againt Hamsun" be called perhaps "The Trial of Hamsun"? I know nothing of the book, but "The Process against Hamsun" strikes me as awkward, and possibly a mistranslation. 213.131.238.25 14:38, 9 December 2005 (UTC)Dermot

You're absolutely right. 'The Hamsun Trial' is probably the best translation. Asav 22:09, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
In German, the word for "trial" is "prozess." That may account for bad translation. 66.108.4.183 07:57, 18 September 2006 (UTC) Allen Roth

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No, it should be translated as The Trail of Hamsun , the book in its entirety is about how he was treated before, after and during the trial (Langfeldt etc) - ERGO: The book is not about Hamsun's trial, hence the title.

[edit] Pronunciation

Could someone with knowledge of Norwegian tell us the correct way to pronounce his name?

[edit] Pronunciation

Im norwegian and the propper way to pronounce his name is Hahmmsoon, or at least it's close ;)

- Hamsun = Ham - Haaaam ...sun = Tsun (tsunami) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Glahn (talk • contribs) 21:09, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Another pile of resources

http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/h/hamsun/knut/ Shall we include it?

[edit] An observation

The fact that this article basically functions as a mouthpiece for those who disagree with Hamsun's politics is a disgrace. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.107.153.86 (talk) 04:31, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nobel Committe

It was not the Nobel Committee that gave Hamsun the Nobel Prize. The Committee (appointed by the Norwegian Parliament) is only responsible for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.212.52.33 (talk) 00:15, 22 February 2008 (UTC)