Hunger
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Hamsun, Knut. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1970 (5th Printing). Softbound. Translated by Robert Bly. 'People do not love alike,' notes Isaac Bashevis Singer in his intro to this edition of Hamsun's first novel, 'neither do they starve alike.' This unforgettable cover, economically featuring type as carnivorous image, is by the great Milton Glaser and exemplifies how, according to Paula Scher, his 'name stands for a whole school of graphic design that overcame the European, Swiss-dominated influence after the war and showed that design can be useful and fun at the same time.
Tight, square spine. Clean, unmarked interior. Some edge-wear and a half-inch cosmetic chip to the foot of the spine. Pages and inside covers are toned. 232 pp. Fiction.