Mysteries

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Mysteries is a psychologically intense novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun that explores the inner turmoil and eccentric behavior of a mysterious stranger in a small coastal town.

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Mysteries canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary work ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Knut Hamsun ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Norway ⓘ
explores conflict between individual and community ⓘ
irrational aspects of human behavior ⓘ
stream-of-consciousness interiority ⓘ
form prose ⓘ
genre modernist literature ⓘ
psychological novel ⓘ
hasAtmosphere intense ⓘ
psychologically charged ⓘ
unsettling ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality Norwegian ⓘ
hasCharacterType mysterious stranger ⓘ
hasCriticalReception regarded as a key work in psychological literature ⓘ
hasProtagonistTrait eccentric ⓘ
emotionally volatile ⓘ
socially alienated ⓘ
unpredictable ⓘ
literaryMovement Modernism ⓘ
literarySignificance early example of psychological fiction in Scandinavian literature ⓘ
important work in Knut Hamsun's oeuvre ⓘ
mainCharacter Johan Nilsen Nagel ⓘ
narrativeFocus eccentric behavior of a mysterious stranger ⓘ
inner turmoil of protagonist ⓘ
originalLanguage Norwegian ⓘ
linked to: Norwegian language
setting small coastal town in Norway ⓘ
theme alienation ⓘ
existential anxiety ⓘ
identity ⓘ
love and obsession ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
outsider in society ⓘ
psychological instability ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Knut Hamsun → notableWork → Mysteries ⓘ
Knut Hamsun → wrote → Mysteries ⓘ
Knut Pedersen → notableWork → Mysteries ⓘ
The Survivors' Suite → precededBy → Mysteries ⓘ