"It was at that time when I wandered through Kristiania and was hungry, in this strange city that no one leaves before being marked by it." Thus begins Knut Hamsun's great novel "Hunger," which brought him literary success in 1890. The reader breathlessly follows how a nameless, unsuccessful journalist and writer drifts through Kristiania, today's Oslo, and increasingly falls into misery. Homeless, he starves, freezes, and fantasizes through the streets. The outside world, shame, and pride obstruct his path to a secure life. A radical novel and a milestone of modern storytelling that continues to leave its mark on readers today.