Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Knut Hamsun
Born: August 4, 1859
Died: February 19, 1952 (aged 92)
Bio: Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. Hamsun's work spans more than 70 years and shows variation with regard to the subject, perspective and environment.
Known for:
- Hunger (1890)
- Growth of the Soil (1917)
- Mysteries (1892)
- Victoria (1898)
Knut Hamsun Quotes