August (Hamsun novel)

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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]

Plot

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.

References

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