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When Knut Hamsun won the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1920, it was mostly because of this 1917 novel (Growth of the Soil), an epic vision of peasant life in Norway’s backcountry. The saga of Isak and Inger (born with a harelip) and their hard times is by turns affecting and ponderous; the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Isak: A settler in the wilds of northern Norway. Partner of Inger.
- Inger: Harelipped partner of Isak.
- Lensmand Geissler: Add a description of this character.
- Axel Ström
- Eleseus: First-born son of Isak and Inger.
- Barbro
- Sivert
- Oline
- Aronsen
- Andresen
- Gustaf
- Jensine
- Fru Heyerdahl
- Leopoldine
- Daler
- Rebecca
- Fredrik
- Katrine
- Lensmand Heyerdahl
- Breidablik
- Hjalmar
- Helge
First Sentence edit
THE LONG, long road over the moors and up into the forest-who trod it into being first of all?
Series & Lists edit
This is book 734 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Summer, and followed by Bunner Sisters.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Knut Hamsun (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Norwegian
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Publication Date: 1917
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Page Count: 440
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- Nobel Prize in Literature (1920)
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