Considered one of Hamsun's finest novels, Benoni is the first of two books in a series, Rosa is the second. Benoni is about spirited Benoni Hartvigsen, who at the beginning of the novel is a poor postman, fishing and småkarsmann with little reputation, but as a day receives a large sum of money. During the book develops Benoni to become one of the wealthiest men on Sirilund, which is the village where the bulk of the novel takes place.
Considered one of Hamsun's finest novels, Benoni is the first of two books in a series, Rosa is the second. Benoni is about spirited Benoni Hartvigsen, who at the beginning of the novel is a poor postman, fishing and småkarsmann with little reputation, but as a day receives a large sum of money. During the book develops Benoni to become one of the wealthiest men on Sirilund, which is the village where the bulk of the novel takes place.