amerynth 's review for:

Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun

4.0

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I thoroughly enjoyed Knut Hamsun's "Growth of the Soil." This Norwegian novel is the story of an "everyman" named Isak, who carves a farm out of an empty forested landscape. As the years progress, so does his farm and surrounding neighborhood as others establish homesteads in his area.

It's a rather quiet story, but well-paced and interesting overall.