Novelist, born in Lom, SC Norway. Raised on the Lofoten Is with little education, he worked at various odd jobs, and twice visited the USA (18824, 18868), where he worked as a streetcar attendant in Chicago and a farmhand in North Dakota. He sprang to fame with his novel Sult (1890, Hunger), followed by Mysterier (1892, Mysteries) and the lyrical Pan (1894). His masterpiece is considered Markens grøde (1917, Growth of the Soil), which was instrumental in his award of the 1920 Nobel Prize for Literature. A recluse during the inter-war years, he lost popularity during World War 2 for his Nazi sympathies, but his reputation has been largely rehabilitated. A 15-volume edition of his complete works was published posthumously in 1954.
En kjærlighedshistorie fra Nordland (Published under Knud Pedersen)| 1878 | Et Gjensyn (Published under Knud Pedersen Hamsund) | ||
| 1878 | Bjørger (Published under Knud Pedersen Hamsund) | ||
| 1889 | Lars Oftedal. Udkast (11 articles, previously printed in Dagbladet) | ||
| 1889 | Fra det moderne Amerikas Aandsliv | The Spiritual Life of Modern America | |
| 1890 | Sult | Hunger | ISBN 0-374-52528-5 |
| 1892 | Mysterier | Mysteries | ISBN 0-14-118618-6 |
| 1893 | Redaktør Lynge | ||
| 1893 | Ny Jord | Shallow Soil | ISBN 1-4191-4690-4 |
| 1894 | Pan | Pan | ISBN 0-14-118067-6 |
| 1895 | Ved Rigets Port | At the Gate of the Kingdom | |
| 1896 | Livets Spil | The Game of Life | |
| 1897 | Siesta | ||
| 1898 | Aftenrøde. Oplevet og drømt i Kaukasien | In Wonderland | ISBN 0-9703125-5-5 |
| 1903 | Dronning Tamara (Play in three acts) | ||
| 1903 | Kratskog | ||
| 1904 | Det vilde Kor (Poems) | ||
| 1904 | Sværmere | Dreamers | ISBN 0-8112-1321-8 |
| 1905 | Stridende Liv. Af student Pærelius' Papirer | Rosa | ISBN 1-55713-359-X |
| 1909 | En Vandrer spiller med Sordin | A Wanderer Plays on Muted Strings | ISBN 1-892295-73-3 |
| 1909 | En Vandrer spiller med Sordin | Also translated combined with Under Høststjærnen as Wanderers | ISBN 1-4191-9307-4 |
| 1910 | Livet i Vold (Play in four acts) | In the Grip of Life | |
| 1912 | Den sidste Glæde | The Last Joy | ISBN 1-931243-19-0 |
| 1913 | Børn av Tiden | Children of the Age | |
| 1915 | Segelfoss By 1 | Segelfoss Town (Volume 1) | |
| 1915 | Segelfoss By 2 | Segelfoss Town (Volume 2) | |
| 1917 | Markens Grøde 1 | Growth of the Soil | ISBN 0-394-71781-3 |
| 1917 | Markens Grøde 2 | ||
| 1918 | Sproget i Fare | ||
| 1920 | Konerne ved Vandposten I | The Women at the Pump | ISBN 1-55713-244-5 |
| 1920 | Konerne ved Vandposten II | ||
| 1923 | Siste Kapitel I | The Last Chapter (Volume 1) | |
| 1923 | Siste Kapitel II | The Last Chapter (Volume 2) | |
| 1927 | Landstrykere I | Wayfarers | ISBN 1-55713-211-9 |
| 1927 | Landstrykere II | ||
| 1930 | August I | August (Volume 1) | |
| 1930 | August II | August (Volume 2) | |
| 1933 | Men Livet lever I | The Road Leads On (Volume 1) | ISBN 1-4191-8075-4 |
| 1933 | Men Livet lever II | The Road Leads On (Volume 2) | |
| 1936 | Ringen sluttet | The Ring is Closed | |
| 1949 | Paa gjengrodde Stier | On Overgrown Paths | ISBN 1-892295-10-5 |
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