Sigrid Undset
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The Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) was
born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to
Norway when she was two years old. Her best-known work
is KristinLavransdatter, a trilogy about life in Scandinavia
in the Middle Ages portraying the life of a woman from birth
until death. The book was published from 1920 to 1922 in three
volumes. Undset was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
partly for this trilogy, as well as her four-volume work about
Olav Audunssøn known as The Master of Hestviken
tetralogy, published in 1925 & 1927. She was awarded
the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928
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Sigrid Undset on her first working day at Bjerkebæk.
This was the place where she finished her trilogy
'Kristin Lavransdatter' during the years 1920-22
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The Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) was
born in Kalundborg, Denmark, but her family moved to
Norway when she was two years old. Her best-known work
is KristinLavransdatter, a trilogy about life in Scandinavia
in the Middle Ages portraying the life of a woman from birth
until death. The book was published from 1920 to 1922 in three
volumes. Undset was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
partly for this trilogy, as well as her four-volume work about
Olav Audunssøn known as The Master of Hestviken
tetralogy, published in 1925 & 1927. She was awarded
the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928
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Sigrid Undset, 1 år gammel, Kalundborg 1883
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Bjerkebæk, Undset's home,
now part of Maihaugen museum
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Kristin Lavransdatter is the common name for a trilogy of
historical novels written by Sigrid Undset. The individual
novels are 'Kransen' (The Wreath), first published in 1920,
'Husfrue' Husfrue (The Wife), published in 1921, and
Korset (The Cross), published in 1922.
Read more about the books here
Sigrid Undset dressed uo and ready to go to
Stockhold to get the Nobel Prize.
Photo by Alvilde Torps
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At the Nobel Prize ceremoni i 1928.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1928 was awarded to
Sigrid Undset 'principally for her powerful descriptions of
Northern life during the Middle Ages'.
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Set in Norway and Iceland at the beginning of the 11th
century, 'Gunnar's Daughter' tells the story of a beautiful,
spoiled young woman who, after being raped by the man
she had wanted to love, raises the child conceived in violence.
Alone she rebuilds her life and restores her family's honor-
until an unremitting social code propels her to take the
action that again destroys her happiness
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Sigrid Undset with books and her (?) dog
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now part of Maihaugen museum
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Kristin Lavransdatter is the common name for a trilogy of
historical novels written by Sigrid Undset. The individual
novels are 'Kransen' (The Wreath), first published in 1920,
'Husfrue' Husfrue (The Wife), published in 1921, and
Korset (The Cross), published in 1922.
Read more about the books here
Sigrid Undset dressed uo and ready to go to
Stockhold to get the Nobel Prize.
Photo by Alvilde Torps
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At the Nobel Prize ceremoni i 1928.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1928 was awarded to
Sigrid Undset 'principally for her powerful descriptions of
Northern life during the Middle Ages'.
link
Set in Norway and Iceland at the beginning of the 11th
century, 'Gunnar's Daughter' tells the story of a beautiful,
spoiled young woman who, after being raped by the man
she had wanted to love, raises the child conceived in violence.
Alone she rebuilds her life and restores her family's honor-
until an unremitting social code propels her to take the
action that again destroys her happiness
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Purchase it here: UK & US
Sigrid Undset with books and her (?) dog
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Sigrid Undset on her first working day at Bjerkebæk.
This was the place where she finished her trilogy
'Kristin Lavransdatter' during the years 1920-22
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4 comments:
I learned a great deal from this bio. The photographs are treasures; she was so beautiful. I remember when my mother read this and wonder if you have read the trilogy. If so, did you read all the books and would you recommend one over the others?
She was an amazing woman - although her life was not so easy. But Marilyn I'm sorry I've only read parts of the trilogy....so I'm not the best person to ask...at the moment i have A LOT of beautiful books I just HAVE to read...and one day takes the next...and I never come to read them...sigh...
Thanks for showing alll this truly lovely images of my fellow countrywoman Sigrid Undset.
I'm impressed, well, she is a woman I definetely wouldn't call beautiful, choosing the pictures I'm sure you stumbled over lots of rather hard and grim expressions.:-)
I liek your blog, very nicely presented. I love snow too!
Have a lovey week.
Greetings
Dina
Hej...dejligt at du kiggede forbi...tak! She was wonderful I think - as a young girl and as an older woman. I remember that when I found the images I thought about that she seldom smiled...and especially getting older one could see "a life hard life pictured in her face"...De bedste hilsener herfra Danmark!
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