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Hamsun wrote in Norwegian, of course; I do not know who translated Growth in the edition in which I originally read it (which I think was Modern Library), but as a teenager I was terribly impressed by the writing.
Anyone who doubts the impact of the proper use of simple language should read (or reread) Knut Hamsun's Growth of the Soil . Though a translation, it puts English polysyllabicity to shame.
When people ask me about increasing their vocabularies, often suggest that they read The Growth of the Soil , by Knut Hamsun.
Hamsun, a Norwegian, won the Nobel prize in 1920 and is seldom talked about these days, though, as far as I am aware, his books are in print; in any event, they are available from the library.