August is the second novel in the Wayfarers trilogy, also known as the August trilogy, by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. [1] [2] The novel was published on October 1, 1930. [3]
August is the second novel in the Wayfarers trilogy, also known as the August trilogy, by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. [1] [2] The novel was published on October 1, 1930. [3]
Twenty years have passed since the action in Wayfarers , and August has settled in his home village of Polden. [4] August's identity is built on a grand delusion and he lives a good and simple life as a sailor who has just returned from America. August is a man who wants to make changes, improve, and renew everything.
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Wayfarers is the first novel in the Wayfarers trilogy, also known as the August trilogy, by Knut Hamsun. It was first published in 1927. The novel portrays the wayfarers August and Edevart's experiences while they travel around in Norway for more or less random work. The trilogy continues with August three years later, and concludes with The Road Leads On in 1933.
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The Road Leads On is the third novel in the Wayfarers trilogy, also known as the August trilogy, by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. It was first published on October 5, 1933. The book received a great deal of publicity in the press at the time of publication and, among other things, was called "the book that everyone has been looking forward to and waiting for for weeks and months."
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