Hunger

The book Hunger also known as Sult in Norwegian was written by George Egerton and published in 1890 by P.G. Philipsens Forlag.The first-person protagonist of the book an anonymous wanderer with intellectual tendencies who is presumably in his late 20s travels the streets of Kristiania (Oslo) the countrys capital in search of food. Throughout four episodes he encounters a variety of more or less strange people with Ylajali a young woman with whom he shares a little amount of physical contact standing out.He demonstrates a self-made code of chivalry by offering money and clothing to homeless people and children in need refusing to consume food that is offered to him and confessing to stealing. He sets up traps for himself because he is fundamentally destructive and without access to basic comforts like food and warmth his body eventually degrades. He does not however feel hostile against society per se; rather he attributes his misfortune to God or the divine order of things.When he sells a piece to a newspaper he achieves both creative and financial success but he finds writing to be getting harder. He finally joins the crew of a ship departing the city as the book reaches its climax.