In Wonderland

First published one hundred years ago, and now translated into English for the first time by noted Norwegian scholar Sverre Lyngstad, In Wonderland 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 Hunger, Mysteries, and Growth of the Soil. In Wonderland 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 also a rare view into a Russia that would soon vanish in the fire of revolution.