Growth of the Soil

Knut Hamsun

⏱ 8 minRealist classic

A man walks alone into the wilderness and, with endless patient labour, builds a farm, a family, a life from the bare earth. Hamsun's Nobel-winning pioneer epic.

Listen to the whole of Growth of the Soil in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.