In Wonderland

<p>First published one hundred years ago, and now translated into English for the first time by noted Norwegian scholar Sverre Lyngstad, <i>In Wonderland</i> is a diaristic account of a trip Hamsun took to Russia at the turn of the century. This detailed travelogue is a rich and loving portrait of the people and culture of Russia, and is filled with the trademark style and keen observations of the author of such classics as <i>Hunger, Mysteries</i>, and <i>Growth of the Soil</i>.</p><p><i>In Wonderland</i> is unlike any other book written by Hamsun, and offers not only an intimate glimpse into the mind of the Nobel Prize winning author at his unguarded best, but a rare view into a Russia that would soon vanish in the fire of revolution.</p>