The novels of the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) introduced a new style and concept of character into European literature. He received the 1920 Nobel Prize for literature. Knut Hamsun was born on Aug. 4, 1859, in Lom (Gudbrandsdal). When he was...
Knut Hamsun is Norway's best-known novelist and one of the major world writers of modern times. He is commonly ranked immediately below the four great names of Scandinavian literature: Hans Christian Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard, Henrik Ibsen, and...
"THE BLAIRITE Third Way," Peter Mandelson told a meeting of business people last Wednesday, "is no flash in the pan." I was pleased to learn this, though I would be even more pleased if someone would tell me what it is rather than what...
Sunday night at the Institute of Contemporary Arts has long been an institution for new-music enthusiasts due chiefly to the efforts of my colleague Adrian Jack. In October 1995, the BBC took over, presenting programmes, with spoken introductions, subsequently transmitted in Radio 3's Hear...
Authoritarian rulers are violating human rights around the world and getting away with it largely because the U.S., European and other established democracies accept their claims that merely holding elections makes them democratic, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.By failing to demand that offenders honor their...
Maria Sharapova outlasted Italy's Francesca Schiavone 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open.Sharapova, playing in her first match since losing to Serena Williams in the Australian Open final, struggled with her serve. She finished with 17 double-faults."I always...
