The elemental strength and simplicity of Growth of the Soil won for its author the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921 and for itself a permanent place among the great novels of our century. An epic of the soil, it portrays the alliance between Man and Nature in a story notable for its magnitude and compassion. The eternal struggle for the physical means of life becomes a revelation of heroism and profound spiritual meaning. Growth of the Soil is a distinguished addition to the Modem Library list.