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Knut Hamsun: The writer must...

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The writer must be able to revel and roll in the abundance of words; he must know not only the direct but also the secret power of a word. There are overtones and undertones to a word, and lateral echoes, too.

Source: Article, 1888.
-- Knut Hamsun, (Aug 4 1859-1952), Norwegian novelist; He was a leader of the Neo-Romantic revolt who rescued the novel from excessive naturalism; Growth of the Soil, 1917.


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