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Jenny (1911) is a novel by Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset.
Published during the author's social realist phase, a period in
which her writing focused on the lives of everyday Norwegians,
Jenny is a moving portrait of idealism and ambition and a tragic
tale of talent gone to seed. Although Undset's later
fiction-inspired by her conversion to Catholicism-won her the 1928
Nobel Prize in Literature, her earlier work has remained essential
to her legacy. Finding herself uninspired in her native Norway,
Jenny Winge, an idealistic and talented painter, moves to Rome in
order to further her artistic career. There, she finds not only
success, but a fiance with whom she envisions sharing a life and
family. Moved by hidden desires, however, Jenny strikes up an
affair with the man's father that leaves her pregnant, disgraced,
and alone. Determined as ever despite being shaken from her path as
an artist, Jenny determines to raise the child by herself,
forsaking convention while simultaneously risking her life and the
life of her baby. From artistic achievement to mere independence,
Jenny is forced to drastically shift her ambitions, to remain
unbroken in a world that seems intent on breaking every hope she
holds. Jenny is a realist novel that takes an unsparing look at the
role of women in society while illuminating the struggles a young
artist faces on the path to success and independence. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Sigrid Undset's Jenny is a classic of Norwegian
literature reimagined for modern readers.
Jenny (1911) is a novel by Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset.
Published during the author’s social realist phase, a period in
which her writing focused on the lives of everyday Norwegians,
Jenny is a moving portrait of idealism and ambition and a tragic
tale of talent gone to seed. Although Undset’s later
fiction—inspired by her conversion to Catholicism—won her the
1928 Nobel Prize in Literature, her earlier work has remained
essential to her legacy. Finding herself uninspired in her native
Norway, Jenny Winge, an idealistic and talented painter, moves to
Rome in order to further her artistic career. There, she finds not
only success, but a fiancé with whom she envisions sharing a life
and family. Moved by hidden desires, however, Jenny strikes up an
affair with the man’s father that leaves her pregnant, disgraced,
and alone. Determined as ever despite being shaken from her path as
an artist, Jenny determines to raise the child by herself,
forsaking convention while simultaneously risking her life and the
life of her baby. From artistic achievement to mere independence,
Jenny is forced to drastically shift her ambitions, to remain
unbroken in a world that seems intent on breaking every hope she
holds. Jenny is a realist novel that takes an unsparing look at the
role of women in society while illuminating the struggles a young
artist faces on the path to success and independence. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Sigrid Undset’s Jenny is a classic of Norwegian
literature reimagined for modern readers.
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Olav Audunssøn - IV. Winter
Sigrid Undset; Translated by Tiina Nunnally
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The fourth and final volume in the Nobel Prize–winning writer’s
epic of one man’s fateful life in medieval Norway  Set in
thirteenth-century Norway, a land racked by political turmoil,
bloody family vendettas, and rising tensions between secular powers
and an ascendant church, Sigrid Undset’s spellbinding masterpiece
now follows the fortunes of Olav Audunssøn to the final, dramatic
chapter of his life as it unfolds in Winter, the last volume of the
tetralogy. When the orphaned Olav and his foster sister Ingunn
became betrothed in their youth, a chain of events was set in
motion that eventually led to violence, banishment, and a family
separation lasting years. The consequences fracture their marriage
and threaten the lineage for generations. Now, at the end of his
life, Olav continues to grapple with the guilt of his sins as he
watches his children, especially Eirik, make disastrous choices and
struggle to find their rightful place in a family haunted by the
past. Â With its precise details and sweeping vision, Olav
Audunssøn summons a powerful picture of Northern life in medieval
times, as noted by the Swedish Academy in awarding Undset the Nobel
Prize in 1928. Conveying both the intimate drama and the epic
proportions of Olav’s story at its conclusion, Winter is a moving
and masterly recreation of a vanished world tainted by bloodshed
and haunted by sin and retribution—yet one that might still offer
a chance for redemption.  As with Kristin
Lavransdatter, her earlier medieval epic, Sigrid Undset wrote Olav
Audunssøn after immersive research in the legal, religious, and
historical writings of the time to create an astoundingly authentic
and compelling portrait of Norwegian life in the Middle Ages. And
as in her translation of Kristin Lavransdatter, Tiina Nunnally does
full justice to Undset’s natural, fluid prose—in a style by
turns plainspoken and delicately lyrical—to convey the natural
world, the complex culture, and the fraught emotional territory
against which Olav’s story inexorably unfolds.
The initial volume in the Nobel Prize–winning author’s
tumultuous, epic story of medieval Norway—the first new English
translation in nearly a century As a child, Olav Audunssøn is
given by his dying father to an old friend, Steinfinn Toressøn,
who rashly promises to raise the boy as his foster son and
eventually marry him to his own daughter, Ingunn. The two children,
very different in temperament, become both brother and sister and
betrothed. In the turbulent thirteenth-century Norway of Sigrid
Undset’s epic masterpiece, bloodlines and loyalties often
supersede law, and the crown and the church vie for power and
wealth. Against this background and the complicated relationship
between Olav and Ingunn, a series of fateful decisions leads to
murder, betrayal, exile, and disgrace. In Vows, the first book in
the powerful Olav Audunssøn tetralogy, Undset presents a richly
imagined world split between pagan codes of retribution and the
constraints of Christian piety—all of which threaten to destroy
the lives of two young people torn between desires of the heart and
the dictates of family and fortune. Â As she did when writing
her earlier and bestselling epic Kristin Lavransdatter, Sigrid
Undset immersed herself in the legal, religious, and historical
documents of medieval Norway to create in Olav Audunssøn
remarkably authentic and compelling portraits of Norwegian life in
the Middle Ages. In this new English edition, renowned Scandinavian
translator Tiina Nunnally again captures Undset’s fluid prose,
conveying in an engaging lyrical style the natural world, complex
culture, and fraught emotional territory of Olav and Ingunn’s
dramatic story.
The second volume in the Nobel Prize-winning writer's epic of
medieval Norway, finely capturing Undset's fluid, natural style in
a new English translation, the first in nearly a century As Norway
moves into the fourteenth century, the kingdom continues to be
racked by political turmoil and bloody family vendettas that serve
as the backdrop for Sigrid Undset's masterful story about Olav
Audunsson and Ingunn Steinfinnsdatter. Betrothed as children and
raised as foster siblings, their unbridled love for each other sets
in motion a series of dire events-with a legacy of betrayal,
murder, and disgrace that will echo for generations. In Providence,
the second of Olav Audunsson's four volumes, Olav settles in at his
ancestral estate of Hestviken and soon brings Ingunn home as his
wife. Both hope to put their troubles behind them as they start a
new life together, but the crimes and shameful secrets of the past
have a long reach and a tenacious hold. The consequences of sin,
suspicion, and familial obligations may prove a greater threat to
the pair's happiness than even their long years of separation. Set
in a time when royalty and religion vie for power, and bloodlines
and loyalties are effectively law, Providence summons a powerful
picture of Northern life in the medieval era, as the Swedish
Academy noted in awarding Undset the Nobel Prize. Conveying both
the intimate drama of Olav and Ingunn's marriage and the epic sweep
of their story, it is at once a moving and vivid recreation of a
vanished world tainted by bloodshed and haunted by sin and
retribution. As with her classic Kristin Lavransdatter, Sigrid
Undset immersed herself in legal, religious, and historical
writings to create in Olav Audunsson an astoundingly authentic and
compelling portrait of Norwegian life in the Middle Ages. And as in
her translation of Kristin Lavransdatter, Tiina Nunnally does full
justice to Undset's fluid prose. Undset's writing style is by turns
straightforward and delicately lyrical, conveying the natural
world, the complex culture, and the fraught emotional territory
against which Olav's story inexorably unfolds.
Sigrid Undset's Catherine of Siena is critically acclaimed as one
of the best biographies of this well known, and amazing
fourteenth-century saint. Known for her historical fiction, which
won her the Nobel Prize for literature in 1928, Undset based this
factual work on primary sources, her own experiences living in
Italy, and her profound understanding of the human heart. One of
the greatest novelists of the twentieth century, Undset was no
stranger to hagiography. Her meticulous research of medieval times,
which bore such fruit in her multi-volume masterpieces Kristin
Lavransdatter and The Master of Hestviken, acquainted her with some
of the holy men and women produced by the Age of Faith. Their
exemplary lives left a deep impression upon the author, an
impression Undset credited as one of her reasons for entering the
Church in 1924. Catherine of Siena was a particular favorite of
Undset, who also was a Third Order Dominican. An extraordinarily
active, intelligent, and courageous woman, Catherine at an early
age devoted herself to the love of God. The intensity of her
prayer, sacrifice, and service to the poor won her a reputation for
holiness and wisdom, and she was called upon to make peace between
warring nobles. Believing that peace in Italy could be achieved
only if the Pope, then living in France, returned to Rome,
Catherine boldly traveled to Avignon to meet with Pope Gregory XI.
With sensitivity to the zealous love of God and man that permeated
the life of Saint Catherine, Undset presents a most moving and
memorable portrait of one of the greatest women of all time.
In Kristin Lavransdatter (1920-1922), Sigrid Undset interweaves political, social, and religious history with the daily aspects of family life to create a colorful, richly detailed tapestry of Norway during the fourteenth-century. The trilogy, however, is more than a journey into the past. 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. Her grasp of the connections between past and present and of human nature itself, combined with the extraordinary quality of her writing, sets her works far above the genre of "historical novels." This new translation by Tina Nunnally—the first English version since Charles Archer's translation in the 1920s—captures Undset's strengths as a stylist. Nunnally, an award-winning translator, retains the natural dialog and lyrical flow of the original Norwegian, with its echoes of Old Norse legends, while deftly avoiding the stilted language and false archaisms of Archer's translation. In addition, she restores key passages left out of that edition. Undset's ability to present a meticulously accurate historical portrait without sacrificing the poetry and narrative drive of masterful storytelling was particularly significant in her homeland. Granted independence in 1905 after five hundred years of foreign domination, Norway was eager to reclaim its national history and culture. Kristin Lavransdatter became a touchstone for Undset's contemporaries, and continues to be widely read by Norwegians today. In the more than 75 years since it was first published, it has also become a favorite throughout the world.
In her great historical epic Kristin Lavransdatter, set in
fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the
life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a
richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day
life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents
of the period. Now in one volume, Tiina Nunnally's award-winning
definitive translation brings this remarkable work to life with
clarity and lyrical beauty.
As a young girl, Kristin is deeply devoted to her father, a kind
and courageous man. But when as a student in a convent school she
meets the charming and impetuous Erlend Nikulausson, she defies her
parents in pursuit of her own desires. Her saga continues through
her marriage to Erlend, their tumultuous life together raising
seven sons as Erlend seeks to strengthen his political influence,
and finally their estrangement as the world around them tumbles
into uncertainty.
With its captivating heroine and emotional potency, Kristin
Lavransdatter is the masterwork of Norway's most beloved
author--one of the twentieth century's most prodigious and engaged
literary minds--and, in Nunnally's exquisite translation, a story
that continues to enthrall.A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition with
French flaps and rough frontIncludes a new introduction by
Scandinavian literature expert Brad Leithauser especially
commissioned for this edition
The third volume in the Nobel Prize-winning writer's epic story of
medieval Norway, finely capturing Undset's fluid, natural style in
the first English translation in nearly a century In the early
fourteenth century, Norway is a kingdom in political turmoil,
struggling with opposing forces within its own borders and drawn
into strife with neighboring Sweden and Denmark. Bloody family
vendettas and conflicting loyalties sparked by the irrepressible
passion of a boy and his foster sister (also his betrothed) have
now set in motion a series of terrible consequences-with a legacy
of betrayal, murder, and disgrace that will echo down through the
generations. Crossroads, the third of Olav Audunsson's four
volumes, finds Olav heartbroken by loss and further estranged from
his son. To escape his grief, Olav leaves his home estate of
Hestviken and agrees to serve as captain on a small merchant ship
headed to London. There, separated from everything familiar to him,
Olav begins a visionary journey that will send him far into the
forest and deep into his soul. Questioning past decisions and
future plans, Olav must grapple with his own perceptions of love
and guilt, sin and penitence, vengeance and forgiveness. Set in a
time and place where royalty and religion vie for power, and
bloodlines and loyalties are law, Crossroads summons a powerful
picture of Northern life in medieval times, as the Swedish Academy
noted in awarding Sigrid Undset the Nobel Prize in 1928. Conveying
both the intimate drama and epic sweep of Olav's story as grief and
guilt drive him to ever more desperate action, Crossroads is a
moving and masterly re-creation of a vanished world tainted by
bloodshed and haunted by sin and retribution. As with Kristin
Lavransdatter, her earlier medieval epic, Undset immersed herself
in the legal, religious, and historical documents of the time while
writing Olav Audunsson to create astoundingly authentic and
compelling portraits of Norwegian life in the Middle Ages. And as
in her translation of Kristin Lavransdatter, Tiina Nunnally does
full justice to Undset's natural, fluid prose, in a style that
delicately and lyrically conveys the natural world, the complex
culture, and the fraught emotional territory against which Olav's
story inexorably unfolds.
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The Wreath (Paperback)
Sigrid Undset; Translated by C. Archer, J.S. Scott
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R396
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In Kristin Lavransdatter (1920-1922), Sigrid Undset interweaves political, social, and religious history with the daily aspects of family life to create a colorful, richly detailed tapestry of Norway during the fourteenth-century. The trilogy, however, is more than a journey into the past. 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. Her grasp of the connections between past and present and of human nature itself, combined with the extraordinary quality of her writing, sets her works far above the genre of "historical novels." This new translation by Tina Nunnally—the first English version since Charles Archer's translation in the 1920s—captures Undset's strengths as a stylist. Nunnally, an award-winning translator, retains the natural dialog and lyrical flow of the original Norwegian, with its echoes of Old Norse legends, while deftly avoiding the stilted language and false archaisms of Archer's translation. In addition, she restores key passages left out of that edition. Undset's ability to present a meticulously accurate historical portrait without sacrificing the poetry and narrative drive of masterful storytelling was particularly significant in her homeland. Granted independence in 1905 after five hundred years of foreign domination, Norway was eager to reclaim its national history and culture. Kristin Lavransdatter became a touchstone for Undset's contemporaries, and continues to be widely read by Norwegians today. In the more than 75 years since it was first published, it has also become a favorite throughout the world.
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Vaaren (Hardcover)
Sigrid Undset
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Jenny (Paperback)
Sigrid Undset
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R496
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From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique
hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische It all begins
with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of
twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type
cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet.
In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art
Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by
Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration,
whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes
Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own
bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs
that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily
Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series launches with six
perennial favorites to give as elegant gifts, or to showcase on
your own shelves.U is for Undset. Set in fourteenth-century Norway,
The Wreath, the first volume of Undset's medieval trilogy begins
the life story of Kristin Lavransdatter. Starting with Kristin's
childhood and continuing through her romance with Erlend
Nikulauss?n, a dangerously charming and impetuous man, Undset
re-creates the historical backdrop in vivid detail, immersing
readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political
undercurrents of the period. But the story she tells is a modern
one, brought to life with clarity and lyrical beauty in this
remarkable translation by Tiina Nunnally. Defying her parents and
stubbornly pursuing her own happiness, Kristin emerges as a woman
who loves with power and passion.
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