num_pages: 400
description: Hamsun was a leading Norwegian author who saw humankind and nature united in a strong, sometimes mystical bond. This connection between the characters and their natural environment is exemplified in the novels Pan, and the epic Growth of the Soil, for which Hamsun received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1920.
language: English
title: Growth of the Soil
titlecomplete: Growth of the Soil
characters: Brede Olsen, Geissler, Inger, Isak
genres: Classics, Philosophy, Nobel Prize, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 10028
places: Norway
publisher: Dodo Pr