Pan

xiv, 202 pp. Navy blue cloth, orange and green titles and decorations. Translated from the Norwegian by W.W. Worster, introduction by Edwin Bjorkman. Hamsun won the 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature for Growth of the Soil. This and other works were likely translated and published in response to him receiving the prize. "First published in 1894... a love story about Thomas Glahn, a lone hunter and ex-military man, who lives in the wilderness with his only companion, a dog called Aesop. The story is set in Norway. Glahn, who is also the narrator in the story, survives through fishing and hunting. He is not a social person and prefers staying in the wilderness. The author states that he has an animal-like resemblance and wears leather. Upon meeting Edvarda, the daughter of a merchant in a nearby town, they are both strongly attracted to each other, but neither understands the other's love. The author delves into the human psyche and reveals the different types of thoughts people have about others. Pan was hailed for the beauty of its descriptions of nature by contemporaries."