Growth of the Soil
Knut Hamsun
Growth of the Soil (Markens Grøde) is the novel by Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. The essential elements of this novel are expressed in the words of the English translator W.W. Worster in his footnote in December 1920: 'It is the life story of a man in the wilds, the genesis and gradual development of a homestead, the unit of humanity, in the unfilled, uncleared tracts that still remain in the Norwegian Highlands. It is an epic of earth; the history of a microcosm. Its dominant note is one of patient strength and simplicity; the mainstay of its working is the tacit, stern, yet loving alliance between Nature and the Man who faces her himself, trusting to himself and her for the physical means of life, and the spiritual contentment with life which she must grant if he be worthy. . .The story is epic in its magnitude, in its calm, steady progress and unhurrying rhythm, in its vast and intimate humanity. The author looks upon his characters with a great, all-tolerant sympathy, aloof yet kindly, as a god.' (Introduction by Wikipedia)
Author - Knut Hamsun.
Narrator - LibriVox Community.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Growth of the Soil (Markens Grøde) is the novel by Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. The essential elements of this novel are expressed in the words of the English translator W.W. Worster in his footnote in December 1920: 'It is the life story of a man in the wilds, the genesis and gradual development of a homestead, the unit of humanity, in the unfilled, uncleared tracts that still remain in the Norwegian Highlands. It is an epic of earth; the history of a microcosm. Its dominant note is one of patient strength and simplicity; the mainstay of its working is the tacit, stern, yet loving alliance between Nature and the Man who faces her himself, trusting to himself and her for the physical means of life, and the spiritual contentment with life which she must grant if he be worthy. . .The story is epic in its magnitude, in its calm, steady progress and unhurrying rhythm, in its vast and intimate humanity. The author looks upon his characters with a great, all-tolerant sympathy, aloof yet kindly, as a god.' (Introduction by Wikipedia) Author - Knut Hamsun. Narrator - LibriVox Community. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:19:32
Chapter 2
Duration:00:17:36
Chapter 3
Duration:00:21:29
Chapter 4
Duration:00:25:53
Chapter 5
Duration:00:19:49
Chapter 6
Duration:00:29:23
Chapter 7
Duration:00:25:01
Chapter 8
Duration:00:22:44
Chapter 9
Duration:00:24:01
Chapter 10
Duration:00:22:43
Chapter 11
Duration:00:18:54
Chapter 12
Duration:00:24:48
Chapter 13
Duration:00:22:56
Chapter 14
Duration:00:31:59
Chapter 15
Duration:00:28:00
Chapter 16
Duration:00:30:59
Chapter 17
Duration:00:29:15
Chapter 18
Duration:00:30:40
Chapter 19
Duration:00:29:43
Chapter 20
Duration:00:29:42
Chapter 21
Duration:00:31:51
Chapter 22
Duration:00:36:15
Chapter 23
Duration:00:39:14
Chapter 24
Duration:00:33:02
Chapter 25
Duration:00:33:54
Chapter 26
Duration:00:40:31
Chapter 27
Duration:00:25:42
Chapter 28
Duration:00:34:15
Chapter 29
Duration:00:33:46
Chapter 30
Duration:00:34:42
Chapter 31
Duration:00:29:49