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Growth of the Soil
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Growth of the Soil
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Knut Hamsun
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Translated by W. Worster
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:435 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780285648784
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Classifications | Dewey:839.8236 |
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Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Profile Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Souvenir Press Ltd
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Publication Date |
27 April 1989 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Born in 1859 in Norway, Knut Hamsun is the author of Mysteries, Victoria, The Wanderer, The Women at the Pump, Tales of Loss, and more. Growth of the Soil is his best known novel which sees the wanderer from his earlier tale come to work on the land'
Author Biography
Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) was a Norwegian writer, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He published more than 20 novels, a collection of poetry, some short stories and plays, a travelogue, and some essays.
ReviewsOne of the great writers of this century... Hamsun's novels have the simplicity of total self-possession. * Sunday Times *
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