Knut Hamsun's seminal work, Hunger, chronicles the descent into madness of a starving young writer wandering the streets of Kristiania, Norway. Told through a fragmented, first-person narrative, the novel immerses the reader in the protagonist's internal world, where reality blurs with delusions fueled by starvation and pride. He desperately seeks work but is sabotaged by his own irrational behavior and fierce dignity. This powerful exploration of the human psyche under extreme duress rejects traditional plot in favor of a raw, intense psychological portrait that profoundly influenced 20th-century literature.