# August trilogy

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The **August trilogy** (Norwegian: *August-trilogien*), also known as the **Wayfarer trilogy** (Norwegian: *Landstryker-trilogien*), is three novels by the Norwegian writer [Knut Hamsun](/source/Knut_Hamsun): *[Wayfarers](/source/Wayfarers_(novel))* (1927), *[August](/source/August_(Hamsun_novel))* (1930) and *[The Road Leads On](/source/The_Road_Leads_On)* (1933).[1]

The August trilogy is set in the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century and follows August, a restless man who finds various ways to make ends meet. It portrays [vagabond](/source/Vagrancy) life and critically discusses [modernity](/source/Modernity), which is an approach that recurs in Hamsun's works.[2] The novels convey an ambivalent view of modernity and a negative view of [capitalism](/source/Capitalism).[3]

*Wayfarers* was the basis for the 1989 Norwegian film *[Wayfarers](/source/Wayfarers_(film))* directed by [Ola Solum](/source/Ola_Solum).[4]

## References

1. Riechel, Donald C. (1994). "Dionysos in Norway: Knut Hamsun's August Trilogy". *[Scandinavica](/source/Scandinavica_(journal))*. **28**: 23–44.

1. Liet, Henk van der (2020). "'Walk Away!' Vagabonden som modernitetskritisk figuration hos Knut Hamsun" (in Norwegian). *[Nordlit](/source/Nordlit)*. '***(47): 285–303. [doi:10.7557/13.5633](https://doi.org/10.7557/13.5633). [hdl:11245.1/e69c296f-9122-4242-a683-f30661a0a7e5](https://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/e69c296f-9122-4242-a683-f30661a0a7e5)***

1. Dvergsdal, Alvhild (2020). "Industrieventyr og entreprenørskapets kunst i Hamsuns to første bøker om August (1927 og 1930)" (in Norwegian). *[Edda](/source/Edda._Scandinavian_Journal_of_Literary_Research)*. **107** (4): 282–295. [doi:10.18261/issn.1500-1989-2020-04-05](https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1500-1989-2020-04-05)

1. ["Landstrykere"](https://www.nb.no/filmografi/show?id=792611) (in Norwegian). *Norwegian filmography*. [National Library of Norway](/source/National_Library_of_Norway). Retrieved 16 January 2026.

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