Knut, (knuːt), pen name of Knut Pedersen. 1859–1952, Norwegian novelist, whose works include The Growth of the Soil (1917): Nobel prize for literature 1920
Hamsun in American English
(ˈhɑmsʊn; E ˈhæmsən)
Knut (kənut) (born Knut Pedersen) 1859-1952; Norw. novelist