| This novel is set in Oslo, Norway. It is the year 1890, and the narrator, who never reveals his name, has come to this city in pursuit of a career as a writer.
The story stretches over the course of just a few months, in which this young man struggles against starvation, homelessness, and emotional breakdown for the sake of his art. Existing on the little money he earns with the selling of the occasional article to the local paper, and the pawning of nearly every item on his back, he begins to lose all control of himself and slips into a mad world. The story of the struggling artist, Hunger draws parallels to the authors own life, and gives the reader an insight into the labor of writing. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - depressed Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Poverty, surviving Yes Kind of living: - general poverty story Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - society Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Europe Yes European country: - Eastern Europe City? Yes City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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