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Kristin Lavransdatter: The Complete Trilogy

Sigrid Undset

Immerse yourself in the tumultuous story of head-strong Kristin as she battles through life in medieval Norway. From the beloved Norwegian author Sigrid Undset, this richly detailed trilogy features all three books in the Kristin Lavransdatter series.

Set in 14th-century Norway, Kristin is rebellious and determined to live by her own rules, often disobeying her parents and ignoring others' warnings. From forbidden love to balancing motherhood with inner conflict, this trilogy follows Kristin from birth to death in The Garland, The Mistress of Husaby and The Cross.

Within this work, Sigrid Undset beautifully captures the political and religious undertones of Norwegian society at the time, writing in the lyrical style often found in 20th century modernist work. Themes of conflict, politics, sin and redemption are intricately woven into this historical fiction trilogy that led to Undset being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928.

Bringing three classics to life in an exciting trilogy edition, Read & Co. Books has republished Kristin Lavransdatter complete with an excerpt from Six Scandinavian Novelists by Alrik Gustafrom. This volume is a must-read for those with an interest in medieval Scandinavia.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Read & Co. Classics
  • Publish Date: Jun 4th, 2020
  • Pages: 942
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 2.10in - 3.13lb
  • EAN: 9781528717144
  • Categories: • Historical - General• Romance - Historical - Medieval• Sagas

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About the Author

Undset, Sigrid: - Sigrid Undset (1882-1949) was a Norwegian-Danish author born in Kalundborg, Denmark. Her best-known work is the historical fiction trilogy, Kristin Lavransdatter, published between 1920 and 1922. The books capture life in medieval Norway from the perspective of one woman, from birth to death. Despite her atheist upbringing, Undset converted to Catholicism in 1924 and most of her following work reflects her strong, religious beliefs. In 1928, Undset won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Praise for this book

""One of the few great books of our time."" - Daily News, 1930

""[Sigrid Undset] has enriched the literature of Norway and the world by a number of books which are not likely to die."" - Signe Lund, 1923

""In Kristin Lavransdatter there is another element, perhaps an incidental or irrelevant element, which makes it, to very many ordinary readers, wholly fascinating. It presents from incident to incident a minute picture of mediaeval Norwegian life, in farm and city, church, convent, and forest. We live, in its pages, through the day to day experiences of an unfamiliar age and an unfamiliar race, who are nevertheless ordinary people experiencing the ordinary processes of life: eating, sleeping, cooking, washing, marrying, bearing and dying."" - E. M. H, Common Cause, 1930

""Kristin Lavransdatter is another work of genius... The clearness which we are able to visualise her is the surest testimony to the creative prowess of Mme. Undset."" - Illustrated London News, 1930