The second novel in Sigrid Unset's Nobel-prize winning Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy, Volume II (original title: Husfrue) picks up with the newlywed couple of Kristin Lavransdatter and Erlend Nikulausson arriving at his ancestral estate of bltadwin.ru: Penguin Classics. Filled with details of medieval Norway, and rich with descriptions of the characters populating her Norwegian towns, Kristin Lavransdatter is an educational trip into the past, as well as a classic novel. pages, softcover. Kristin Lavransdatter, II: The Wife: The Wife - eBook () by Format: Ebook. The next two volumes quickly followed—The Wife in , and The Cross in The trilogy earned Undset worldwide acclaim, and her second great medieval epic—the four-volume The Master of Hestviken (–)—confirmed her place as one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers. In , at the age of 46, she received the Nobel Prize in Literature, only the third woman to be so honored/5(86).
In , the year-old Undset received the Nobel Prize for Literature. She had achieved the lofty dreams of her teenage self. How strange, then, that so few today seem to be aware that this majestic creation exists. It is hard for the modern reader to comprehend that at one point, Sigrid Undset was one of the most famous authors of the s. Sigrid Undset () was born in Denmark, the eldest daughter of a Norwegian father and a Danish bltadwin.ru years after her birth, the family moved to Oslo, where her father, a distinguished archaeologist, taught at the university. Her father's interest in the past had a tremendous influence on Undset. Undset, Sigrid; Faithful Wife. SIGRID UNDSET speaks again with the still, small voice of unpretentious authority and genius.
Olav must deal with his own guilt and the consequences of a decision to conceal a killing, as he faces the contradictions in his passionate relationship with his wife Ingunn. Undset, a recent convert to Catholicism herself, portrays compassion and mercy in action among the churchmen and shows the struggles of a good man, Olav, living in the often violent world of medieval Norway. Undset's own life—her familiarity with Norse sagas and folklore and with a wide range of medieval literature, her experiences as a daughter, wife, and mother, and her deep religious faith—profoundly influenced her writing. The next two volumes quickly followed— The Wife in , and The Cross in The trilogy earned Undset worldwide acclaim, and her second great medieval epic—the four-volume The Master of Hestviken (–)—confirmed her place as one of the twentieth century’s greatest writers.
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