![]() His political engagement, however, is most evident in his essays. But already the next two novels, Shallow Soil (1893) and Editor Lynge (1893), belong to the genre of “novel with a purpose” in the tradition of critical realism, whose tendencies and representative types were to distinguish Hamsun’s later novels. Nor is Mysteries (1892) a typical contribution to social debate, despite the protagonist Nagel’s discussions of politics and his attempts to convince others of his political views. Hunger (1890) was hardly intended as a contribution to social debate, even though the novel rests on the naturalist premise of writing straight from one’s own life. ![]() His writings may well be seen in the context of the social development he himself was a part of, but not all of his writings are equally relevant from a political point of view. ![]()
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