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First, let us talk about Knut Hamsun. He was and still is described by other quarters as the Nazi Novelist. He grew up in poverty just like his main character in the Wayfarers, Edvart. He spent his time travelling and working as a tram driver. He had a deep admiration of Germany and Hitler. The author had two wives whom he lived with. He wrecked havoc at his home and in his life. He hated Ibsen and was jealous of him and his works. He worshiped Hitler and longed for Norway to become a part of Germany. When Hitler committed suicide, he sent a condolence note to the German People. Despite all these, he rose to be "the soul of Norway". He was celebrated as a writer and was even awarded a nobel sfter his masterpiece "the Growth of the Soil".

In this novel, Hamsun looks at the lives of two vagabonds as they travel Norway looking for work. August and Edvart struggle with poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy. Despite all these, they are able to survive as they look for work. They face great challenges and have to keep running away from place to place in order to evade some angry customers who have been deceived by their deceitful business practices. They also look for love which has also proved elusive. In the end, Edvart becomes rich and successful. Without education and technology. That is a central theme in Hamsun's novels. He was against civilization and believed that man could earn a decent living from exploring the earth.