Growth of the Soil

Growth of the Soil, Hamsun's Nobel Prize winning novel, is a classic of Scandinavian literature.



The farmer Isak scarcely acknowledges the values of modern living. Illiterate but capable of carrying out the business of running a farm, he has physical strength and works with his hands. Although initially amazed by Isak's prowess-his wife Inger, who came into contact with modern society when imprisoned for killing her infant due to its birth defect, return to the home much less impressed by th...