Pagine1882–1949 · Kalundborg, Denmark (raised in Norway) · also known as Undset
Sigrid Undset’s trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter (1920–22) follows one woman’s life from childhood to death in 14th-century Norway, with a richness that has kept it in print for a century. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928 and spent World War II as a refugee in the United States, campaigning against Nazism.
Begin with Kristin Lavransdatter.
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Sigrid Undset’s trilogy Kristin Lavransdatter (1920–22) follows one woman’s life from childhood to death in 14th-century Norway, with a richness that has kept it in print for a century. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928 and spent World War II as a refugee in the United States, campaigning against Nazism.
Kristin Lavransdatter is usually considered Sigrid Undset’s best-known work.
Most readers start with Kristin Lavransdatter.
Both refer to the same writer.
Many of Sigrid Undset’s works are in the public domain; we link to free editions below.