Growth of the Soil (Penguin Classics)
by Knut Hamsun
Book Summary Information
Author: Knut HamsunIntroduction: Brad Leithauser
Translator: Sverre Lyngstad
Edition: Paperback
Audio: Norwegian (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-25
ISBN: 0143105108
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Reviews of Growth of the Soil (Penguin Classics)
Book Review: Wonderful tale of simple goals and ultimate successes.
Summary: 5 Stars
The simple prose of this book follows the pragmatic path thatthe protagonist (Isak) plies. The simple goals in Isak's life are as stable as the Norwegian stones he farms amoung. He watches as those going for the golden ring falter, yet he in the end succeeds in his own way. Isak's description of his first meeting of the woman who would become his wife is a classic. Beautifully told, it is a book that you may have to work through to finish but you will feel good in the end. The moral of the book will live with you.
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