«Skrift i Berg» (2008)

“A thanks for the lonely night, For the mountains, the darkness, and the murmur of the sea. It murmurs through my heart!” These lines from Knut Hamsun’s novel Pan are carved into the rock in front of you by stonemason Knut Hansen from Møre og Romsdal. They stand as a lasting tribute to the author who once lived and worked here. Pan has been called the gospel of neo-romanticism, the world’s most beautiful nature poetry, and a poetic gem in novel form. Hamsun himself described it as “a little book with few people and much soul – a quiet and glowing love story.” In his youth, Hamsun worked as a shop assistant at the Tranøy trading post. It was here that he found inspiration for many of his later novels set in Northern Norway. Today, the Hamsun Gallery is located in the old general store buildings – a place where you can explore the author’s life and literature. What happens when words are carved in stone? Do they become more alive and